Understanding the landscape beneath the ice helps scientists reconstruct Antarctica’s geological history, revealing how continents have ... on a rock bed sitting below sea-level.” ...

In so doing, they have discovered that there are plains, mountains and even rivers and streams down there, similar to those that exist on other ice-free continents. They have also learned that ...

Research has now shown that the subglacial waters of Antarctica ... and it's estimated that about 1 billion people within 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) of a coast. The base of an ice sheet can melt due to ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet ... volume of ice that is grounded on a rock bed sitting below sea level," study co-author Peter Fretwell, a mapping ...