Picture the extreme cold and unique environment of falling into Antarctica's largest subglacial lake. Mike Pence Reacts to Trump's Pivot on Tariffs Surprising China news sends Nvidia stock surging ...

Scientists have made remarkable discoveries beneath Antarctica's million-year-old ice, revealing ancient landscapes, ...

Around 90 per cent of Antarctica is buried under thick ice. The average depth of this layer is nearly 2.2 kilometres.

Some think the lake may hold micro-organisms in the sediment or bedrock, a discovery that would boost hopes that a similar find could be made on Europa. Categories: Health & Science , Antarctica .

Almost 90% of Antarctica's land is covered in a thick layer of ice — around 1.3 miles (2.2 kilometers) deep, on average — and ...

Scientists in Australia and the United States are reporting the sudden loss of a large ice-covered Antarctic lake covering an area of eleven square kilometres. The rare event occurred during the ...

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

Other scientists had tried to delve into Antarctica’s hidden realm. In December, a British team called off an effort to reach Lake Ellsworth because of technical difficulties. And a Russian ...

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 59, No. 3 (2014), pp. 811-826 (16 pages) The water of the ice-covered lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys is derived primarily from glacial melt streams and to a lesser ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 60, No. 4 (2015), pp. 1139-1155 (17 pages) Lake Untersee, Antarctica, is a freshwater perennially ice covered lake bounded along its north by the Anuchin glacier. The ...