Huge Hidden Landforms Under Antarctica Contribute to Ice Sheet's Melting. News. By Kacey Deamer published 12 May 2017 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Antarctica has an average temperature of -30˚C but it can reach -60˚C in the coldest parts of the year. In the summer it is light for 24 hours of the day and in the winter months it is always dark.

Antarctica hides much more than an icy expanse. Beneath miles (kilometers) of ice, a 500-million-year-old mountain range is puzzling scientists. This discovery sheds light on the dynamics between ...

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

Antarctica: Facts about the southernmost continent; ... So little was known about the landforms beneath the Antarctic ice, in fact, ...

Oversized landforms discovered beneath the Antarctic ice sheet Date: May 9, 2017 ... However, the remainders of today's Eskers are considerably smaller in size than those now discovered in Antarctica.

Scientists are stepping up their study of Antarctica and its wildlife for possible early warnings about how climate change may disrupt life around the planet in coming decades.

The geography of Antarctica's underside Seismic maps of the mantle will improve predictions of giant ice sheet's fate Peer-Reviewed Publication ...