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

The model also shows surface elevation (left) and ice thickness (right). Photo: Pritchard et al. Called Bedmap3, the model is the most detailed and accurate map of the Antarctic continent ever ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

Related: When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free? Bedmap3 builds on two previous studies that digitally stripped Antarctica of its ice. The new map incorporates all of the data used for Bedmap1 ...

Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

In 2016, the extent of sea ice in Antarctica dropped abruptly. Prior to this, the ice had been stable and slightly increasing. The loss of Antarctic ...

You can get in touch with John by emailing [email protected] Newsweek has created a map that lays ... fact sheet shows. Most Antarctic stations are building coastal ice shelves or large inland ...

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.

Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...

Efforts to map Antarctica’s ice-covered terrain have been ongoing for decades ... Check us out on EarthSnap, a free app brought to you by Eric Ralls and Earth.com.