Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite observations and ice-penetrating ...

In the race to comprehend the impacts of global warming on Antarctica, scientists have uncovered a crucial piece of the puzzle beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet (EAIS). This revelation, suggesting ...

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(CNN) — An ancient landscape hidden under the East Antarctic ice sheet for at least 14 million years has been revealed with the help of satellite data and planes equipped with ice-penetrating radar.

The research team, led by Durham University, UK, used satellite data and radio-echo sounding techniques to map a 32,000 km2 area of land underneath the vast ice sheet. They discovered a landscape that ...

Satellite data have revealed an ancient landscape that may have escaped erosion and been preserved beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet since the continent froze over 34 million years ago. When you ...