valleys and ancient rivers hidden beneath the ice. This research, in addition to capturing on paper what Antarctica is like, has other objectives that can be fulfilled. Among them, the map stands ...

Ice defines the white continent and its surrounding ocean – only 2% of Antarctica is free of it, with ninety percent of the world’s entire stock of ice locked up on the frozen continent.

When an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from one of Antarctica's massive floating ... that had been covered by almost 500 feet of ice for centuries. Less than two weeks later, they were ...

Blood Falls, Antarctica ... happening under the ice. The study shows that liquid water can persist for long periods of time -- perhaps as long as a million years -- within frozen glaciers.

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...