Forget the neat, tidy narratives you might have heard in school about a stable, unchanging Earth. Just like history, our ...

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The last Ice Age wasn't just cold — it was incredibly dry. This video unpacks how freezing global temperatures stripped the ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

A groundbreaking study has unveiled Antarctica's hidden, rugged topography beneath its ice sheet, revealing mountains, ...

What's under the ice? For the first time, scientists have been able to map the mountains and valleys under the ice of ...

The surface of our world has been in a constant state of flux for millions of years. Continents have wandered, oceans have ...

Looking at a world map feels simple. Each country seems to sit neatly on one continent. But geography loves surprises. Some countries stretch across t.

The team used satellite imagery, computer modeling, and an array of different methods to map the ice sheets and glacial flows ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

A powerful burst of energy from the sun struck the Earth, creating an awe-dropping view of northern lights across the ...

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