The new map of Antarctica's topography beneath the ice gives scientists a better look at how the continent might respond to global warming. Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice ... ships and even dog-drawn sleds. The outline of deep valleys is better represented in the new map, the BAS said.

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

Either way, the continent at the bottom of our planet is 200 years old, so we thought we’d celebrate with some facts about the the coldest place on Earth. Antarctica was first sighted by humans ...

Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than ... of warm ocean water that’s occurring at the fringes of the continent. What Bedmap3 is showing us is we have got a slightly ...

Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map yet of the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica's ice. The high-resolution map reveals what the frozen continent looks like beneath ...

Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a lush jungle. Millions of years from now, it may be jungle again. But for all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate.

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.

Article 1 of the treaty states that Antarctica shall be used for peaceful purposes only. Articles 2 and 3 specify that freedom of scientific investigation on the continent and "cooperation toward ...