Hidden beneath the Antarctic ice lies a system of lakes and watercourses. A research team, including ETH researchers, has for the first time directly observed the subglacial streams of West ...

There is rocky land on the Antarctic continent ... Using satellite data, scientists have identified hundreds of lakes and rivers beneath the ice, some of which seemingly defy our expectations.

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

The study by the international team of researchers is a stepping stone towards better understanding the watercourses beneath ...

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 drilled through Antarctic ice to uncover a buried river system that may reshape predictions of melting and sea-level rise.

These lakes fill and empty in certain cycles ... a stepping stone towards better understanding the watercourses beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. At the same time, it will help the consequences ...

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