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Red algae in Antarctica: a study-based map reveals their expansion and the impact on ice melting

A study led by the Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (Icman-CSIC), together with the University of Cádiz and the University of the Basque...

What’s beneath Antarctica’s ice? A high-resolution satellite map reveals hidden mountains, valleys, and hills

For the first time, a high-resolution map shows in detail what lies beneath the ice sheet of Antarctica: mountains, mountain ranges, canyons, and thousands...

A lost world beneath the ice: scientists discover a 34-million-year-old fossil landscape in Antarctica

An international team identified, in the east of Antarctica, a complete fossil landscape buried under more than 2 kilometers of ice: valleys, gentle mountains,...

Under the Ice of Dotson: A Submarine Discovery Reveals the Complexity of Melting in Antarctica

In the Amundsen Sea (West Antarctica), a Kongsberg Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle, operated by an international team with participation from the University of Gothenburg,...

After a decade of satellite research, 85 new active lakes are discovered beneath the ice of Antarctica.

A research published in Nature Communications managed to identify 85 previously unknown subglacial lakes beneath the icy surface of the South Pole, raising the...