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A scientific expedition on the Antarctic ice sheet with a digital overlay showing the hidden rocky landscape beneath the ice.

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Ancient River-Carved Landscape Discovered Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet

Researchers have identified a massive, ancient landscape of hills and valleys preserved beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years. The discovery, made using satellite data and radio-echo…

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A wide view of the Thwaites Glacier ice shelf meeting the Southern Ocean in Antarctica.

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Satellite Radar Reveals Massive Seawater Intrusion Beneath Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

April 11, 2026 Mark Davis 0 Comments

Researchers have discovered that warm seawater is being pushed deep beneath the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, causing much faster melting than previously modeled. This tidal pumping mechanism suggests that…

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