A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...

Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.

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These discoveries aren't just scientific breakthroughs ... While this area isn't accessible to tourists, Antarctic cruise passengers regularly visit the Weddell Sea region, where they might ...

A hidden ecosystem of giant sea spiders, octopuses, and other stunning sea creatures shows how life can flourish even when sealed off from the surface by a thick layer of ice.

A previously hidden under-sea ecosystem has been revealed after an iceberg broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf, a massive ...

Peter Fretwell, mapping specialist and co-author at BAS, said it had become clear that the Antarctic Ice Sheet is thicker than scientists originally thought and has a larger volume of ice that is ...

The first antarctic expedition falls into that period ... Fully informed concerning the discoveries of Wilkes, he determined to seek high altitudes to the east of the Balleny Islands, and with ...

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In their expert opinion, the newly-found 460-kilometer-long (285 miles) river under the Antarctic ice has accelerated the loss of ice mass. This discovery was made in an area almost unreachable in ...