Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the ...

Far beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, scientists are mapping a landscape that looks less like a frozen desert and more like an ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet covers some 760,000 square miles and is up to 1.2 miles thick. If it were to ever melt away entirely, it would add 10 feet to global sea levels. Even considering how ...

Four-year record of ocean processes beneath the Ross Ice Shelf suggests water quality varies throughout the year within the cavity.

Generations of Times journalists have journeyed there with scientists. Their coverage traces humankind’s changing ...

Unusual radio waves were discovered below the surface of Antarctica over a decade ago, which follow-up studies are trying to explain.

Using satellite data, scientists examined the changing states of polar ice and drafted velocity maps that revealed a dramatic ...