Scientists explored the seafloor after an iceberg broke off the Antarctic ice sheet. They were shocked by what they found.

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

Melting on the Antarctic Ice Sheet for the 2024 to 2025 season began with above average melt extents in all regions, but melt ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

Subglacial water in Antarctica reshapes sea level rise predictions and reveals ancient drainage flow patterns.

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

As the planet warms, Antarctica's ice sheet is melting and contributing to sea-level rise around the globe. Antarctica holds ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...