Russia is preparing to exploit Antarctica for oil, a senior British politician has warned, as he accused Vladimir Putin of ...

Antarctica is in the grip of some of the world's fastest climate change. Its melting ice could contribute up to 5 meters of sea-level rise . Where the ice disappears, it leaves barren ground behind.

A video of a map depicting Earth’s continents surrounded by an Antarctic “ice wall” is a creative interpretation from an online art forum. Some posts on social media have shared it with ...

To study the rapidly changing ecosystems of Antarctica, researchers have recently created the first continent-wide map of its plant life. You might expect the color palette of Antarctica to be ...

Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica without ice, revealing its hidden mountains, canyons, and geological features. The new Bedmap3 dataset helps researchers understand ice ...

About 4,000 scientists travel around the vast, ice-covered continent of Antarctica each year to look at topics ranging from climate change to the search for dark matter, and prior to 2007, they were ...

The British Antarctic Survey led the study and the results were published in the journal Scientific Data.. As the name of the map implies, this is the third effort to illustrate Antarctica’s ...

The map shows the location and size of the massive ice sheets based on 277 ice surveys over the past 60 years. The BAS team, led by glaciologist Hanish Pritchard, estimates a mean ice thickness of ...

A map showing the location of the SANAE IV, a South African Antarctic research base. Donna Grace/NY Post Design. The message, which was sent Feb. 27, alleged the crew member assaulted and sexually ...

Antarctica breakthrough as scientists make incredible discoveries 2,000 metres below ice Research reveals Antarctica may be 'more vulnerable' than previously thought. By Hanna Geissler , Health Editor ...

Earlier maps placed the thickest ice in the Astrolabe Basin In Adelie Land. Here’s why this new map is critical: It will help researchers figure out how Antarctica might respond to warming ...