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 ...

Antarctica is the world's great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth's climate system is largely powered by the annual ...

Underneath miles-deep ice sheets covering Antarctica lies the largest ... then unleashed a flow of molten rock beneath the mountains. As that molten layer became hotter and thicker, the mountains ...

There's an entire mountain range as big as the European Alps completely hidden under Antarctica's ice that no one has ever ...

The mysterious ‘ghost mountains’ – buried beneath kilometres of Antarctic ice – have puzzled scientists for decades.

Rothera runway is made of all natural materials, all sourced from Antarctica. Crushed rock is used in place of ... "but then you have a layer of ice that needs to be left untouched.

For Antarctic wildlife, exposure to the Sun's damaging rays has increased in recent years, scientists say. A hole in the ozone layer - the protective barrier of gas in the upper atmosphere - now ...

Underneath miles-deep ice sheets covering Antarctica lies the largest mountain ... The tectonic collision then unleashed a flow of molten rock beneath the mountains. As that molten layer became hotter ...