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Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica’s subglacial surface like never before Antarctica

Beneath the ice: Satellites help map Antarctica’s subglacial surface like never before

True-color satellite image of Earth centred on the South Pole with cloud coverage, during winter solstice at 12 a.m GMT. This image in orthographic projection was compiled from data acquired by the Landsat 5 & 7 satellites. (Image credit: Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) One of the least-mapped…
bubmag
January 16, 2026
New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice Antarctica

New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice

It's easy to see features like Stonington Island off the west coast of Graham Island, Antarctica, but now a new map shows scientists what lies beneath in unprecedented detail. (Image credit: kitz-travellers/Getty Images) Scientists have mapped the bedrock beneath Antarctica 's massive ice sheet in unprecedented detail, revealing hidden structures…
bubmag
January 15, 2026
A novel sanctuary in Antarctica is preserving ice samples from rapidly melting glaciers Antarctica

A novel sanctuary in Antarctica is preserving ice samples from rapidly melting glaciers

ROME (AP) — Scientists in Antarctica on Wednesday inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores, preserving the history of the Earth’s atmosphere in a frozen vault for future generations to study as global warming melts glaciers around the world. An ice core is something of an atmospheric time capsule...Read More
bubmag
January 15, 2026
Methane chasers: Hunting a climate-changing gas seeping from Earth’s seafloor Antarctica

Methane chasers: Hunting a climate-changing gas seeping from Earth’s seafloor

They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a small group of scientific specialists searching the world’s oceans for tiny streams of methane gas-filled globules rising from seafloor sediments. On expeditions ranging from the Arctic to Antarctica, carried out in shallow waters…
bubmag
January 8, 2026
Sci-Fi Exploration Game Nova Antarctica Launches January 29 for PC Antarctica

Sci-Fi Exploration Game Nova Antarctica Launches January 29 for PC

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 January 2026 / 1,829 Views Publisher PARCO GAMES and developer RexLabo announced the atmospheric science-fiction exploration game,  Nova Antarctica , will launch for PC via  Steam  on January 29. "Nova Antarctica began as a question: what happens to humanity when the world goes quiet?" said RexLabo…
bubmag
January 8, 2026