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

It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally ... crossing the ice sheet on dog ...

Bedmap3 shows many geographical features in significantly sharper detail, including Antarctica's deep valleys, rocky mountains, and regions where the floating ice shelves push out over the ocean at ...

Never seen, perhaps, but that doesn't mean forever to remain unknown. For years, the British Antarctic Survey has been flying ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look ... valleys is better represented in the new map, the BAS said. So too are those places where rocky mountains stick up through the ice.

The map, called Bedmap3, gives a clear view of the towering mountains and deep canyons hidden by the ice sheets. It was compiled using more than 60 years of data from planes, satellites, ships and ...

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, ...

The result is a new, far more detailed map of the actual continent than anything previous. The findings include the highest Antarctic mountains and deepest canyons, as well as points where the ice ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

The new map is color coded to show the height of Antarctica's bedrock above sea level, highlighting the continent's tallest mountains and deepest valleys. The topography is revealed in the finest ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...