Never seen, perhaps, but that doesn't mean forever to remain unknown. For years, the British Antarctic Survey has been flying planes over the frozen southern continent, using radar, sound waves, and ...

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

Freeze-thaw erosion probably forged other pyramidal mountains, too, such as the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps, Pelto added.

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

And so it is with Antarctica: some ridges will hold up the ... and West Antarctic coastlines , and in the Transantarctic Mountains. The outline of deep valleys is better represented, as are ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than ... West Antarctic coastlines and the Transantarctic Mountains. Dr Hamish Pritchard, a glaciologist at BAS and lead author on the ...

Feel like you're along with the team on this epic journey by following the digital diaries of each expedition member—full of audio clips, video posts, and photographs.

Chrissie: Well Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world, so maybe he sheltered near those big mountains that run down the middle. Let’s visit that one, Vinson Massif!

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice ... The map, called Bedmap3, gives a clear view of the towering mountains and deep canyons hidden by the ice sheets.