Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

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

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, it will help scientists understand ice ...

Bedmap3 is the newest map showing what Antarctica will look like without ice. Bedmap3 is the newest map showing what Antarctica will look like without ice. British Antarctic Survey Scientists used ...

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 ...

One of these terra incognita is the land beneath Antarctica’s ice sheets. Buried under kilometres of ice is a fascinating ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...

For years, the BAS has been studying the bedrock beneath Antarctica's thick ice using advanced radar, sound waves, and gravity mapping techniques.

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice forms, there is less of this cold, dense, briny water, called 'Antarctic ...