Scientists have identified 85 previously unknown lakes hidden beneath Antarctica's ice using a decade's worth of satellite data. The newfound lakes are "active," meaning they periodically drain and ...

The race is on to discover life in the most remote and extreme environment known on Earth. Russia has set the pace, piercing through Antarctica's icy crust to reach a freshwater lake to try to find ...

Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica's icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially ...