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

Subglacial water beneath Antarctica plays a far greater role in ice loss than previously accounted for in climate ...

By Shanna Hanbury The strongest ocean current on Earth circles Antarctica. It’s the primary way water moves between the ...

There are many unknowns when it comes to climate change, like what might happen to the ice in Antarctica. Vast and remote, ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...

A new study found parts of Antartica could pass a tipping point for mass ice sheet losses as soon as 2050 – pushing sea ...

MORE: Scientists have discovered an ancient river landscape hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet The species detected in the previously unknown ecosystem include large corals and sponges ...