Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the waves — ...

Antarctica has long looked like a blank white smear on world maps, but new ultra detailed surveys are turning that blankness into a rugged landscape of buried mountains, deep valleys and secret mega ...

For decades, scientists have repeated some variations of a striking statistic: we know more about the topography of Mars and Mercury than we do about the ground beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet. It’s ...

Understanding Antarctica's topography beneath the ice is crucial to predicting ice loss and sea level rise. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...