It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally ... work have gradually given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed ...

The most detailed map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...

As the name of the map implies, this is the third effort to illustrate Antarctica’s rock bed. The project began in 2001, but the researchers involved say the new map represents a dramatic ...

What does it look like under the ice? Under the direction of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), scientists have created the most accurate map of Antarctica to date. Among other things ...

China's Xuelong (Snow Dragon) ice breaker currently docked in New Zealand Chinese scientists are expected to conclude the most complete and precise map of Antarctica during their current ...

Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger volcanic activity, creating a cycle that speeds up ice loss and sea-level rise. Scientists studying Earth ...

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new, very ...