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

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a press release about the map said. Scientists used data from planes, satellites, ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a lush jungle. Millions of years from now, it may be jungle again. But for all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate.

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away its ubiquitous cover of ice and snow. Derived from 60 years of data ...

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

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard et al., Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map ...

Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than previously feared, as a new map reveals what lays under the ice. The estimates, created by Bedmap3, have also re-evaluated the ...