The most detailed map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice ... the height and shape of the ice sheet and the thickness of the floating ice shelves that push out over the ocean at ...

The find is hardly unusual; in 2021, another team uncovered sponges and other species underneath nearly 3,000 feet of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf ... updates maps of icy Antarctica ...

It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica ... rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed look below the ice we've ever had.

In early January, the start of summer in Antarctica ... Ice Stream Sub­glacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project targeted a lake at the southeastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke, revealing newly exposed seafloor and a previously inaccessible ecosystem ...

In the frigid waters originally hidden below, scientists discovered what appear to be new species of crustaceans, fish and other life forms.

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to observe a part of the planet never before seen by humans. Coincidentally ...

“For the Ross Ice Shelf, at the moment things are stable, but as we heat the planet things can change quickly.” The project was carried out with the support of Antarctica New Zealand, whose ...

A weaker current may allow warm water to reach Antarctica, accelerating ice ... launching from the Ross Ice Shelf, will carry groundbreaking experiments like GAPS, aiming to detect anti-matter ...