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National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek is on a decadeslong project to walk from East Africa to South America. In his 13 ...

In a landmark study published in Science, researchers have unveiled a high-resolution map of the Antarctic bed. This study ...

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Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

New Antarctica map reveals a landscape of hidden valleys and channels beneath ice, improving sea-level rise and ice flow ...

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios ...

The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt ...

Scientists have uncovered Antarctica’s hidden landscape beneath ice, revealing thousands of unseen hills and valleys, a ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map yet of Antarctica's subglacial landscape, exposing a diverse array of ...