Antarctica isn’t a floating chunk of ice like the Arctic. Beneath its frozen surface sits a solid ... This hidden world has ...

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

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

A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to climate change,  say the scientists behind the project.  The map, called Bedmap3, ...

As polar tourism surges, experts warn of its environmental impact. From transport choices to local food, here's how to visit ...

Antarctic and Arctic sea ice is vitally important because the whiteness of the ice reflects the sun's light, helping to keep polar regions cool, known as a higher 'albedo'. Without this ice cover ...

Those long decades of work have gradually given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed look below the ice we've ever had. The product of a new study led by ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

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 ...