A groundbreaking new map,Bedmap3, has provided the most detailed view yet of the hidden landscape beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet, revealing towering mountains, deep valleys, and critical grounding ...

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

If we keep burning fossil fuels indefinitely, global warming will eventually melt all the ice at the poles and on mountaintops, raising sea level by 216 feet. Explore what the world’s new ...

This is why understanding the shape of the land beneath the ice is crucial for predicting how the ice will flow and melt in a warming world.

For years, the BAS has been studying the bedrock beneath Antarctica's thick ice using advanced radar, sound waves, and gravity mapping techniques.

Bedmap3 unveils Antarctica’s subglacial landscape, mapping ice depth, terrain, and ocean interactions to advance climate ...

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 ...

One of the great joys of living in the North Country is getting to watch up close as our natural environment moves through the seasons. Early spring is a particularly dramatic and turbulent time.

A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to ...

There are indications that the Greenland ice sheet may respond more rapidly to global warming than anticipated even a few years ago. The rise in sea level appears to have accelerated since 1993 ...

This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of ice flow—ranging from short-term fluctuations to multi-year trends—can be explained using a single set of fundamental equations.