New Map Shows What Antarctica Looks Like Naked Under Its Massive Ice Sheet
Antarctica isn’t a floating chunk of ice like the Arctic. Beneath its frozen surface sits a solid continent of mountains, rocky terrain, and gold-spewing volcanoes. This hidden world has now been revealed in stunning detail thanks to a groundbreaking map developed by international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
What's under all that ice in Antarctica? New map has answers.
A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.
New map shows Antarctica without its ice
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away its ubiquitous cover of ice and snow. Derived from 60 years of data, it will help scientists understand ice flows better.
Scientists create new map showing ice-free Antarctica in more detail than ever before
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.
Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault
A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical assault. A team of nine researchers were due to spend the Antarctic winter at the South African-run base,
Scientist Turns Violent In Antarctica: Here's Why It's Part Of A Troubling Trend
Antarctic research centers can be rather isolated places, but they can also be dangerous places. And that's not a conclusion drawn from a singular incident.
Antarctica assault | Scientists plead for help
A nine-member team sailed from Cape Town on 1 February for a mission that is mean to last about 13 months.
Antarctica Base Map Shows Isolation of Scientists As Violence Breaks Out
Newsweek has created a map that lays bare the isolation of a South African research base in Antarctica where a team is reportedly trapped with a colleague who has become violent.
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This Is What Antarctica Would Look Like Without Its Ice
There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...
New map of landscape beneath Antarctica unveiled
The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international ...
Antarctica breakthrough as scientists make incredible discoveries 2,000 metres below ice
Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS, said it had become clear that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker ...