WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite ...

This undated image shows chunks of ice in the North Cove in Antarctica. (Michael Shortt/British Antarctic Survey via AP) ANTARCTICA (CN) — Scientists from the United Kingdom have discovered a ...

Researchers have revealed the existence of an ancient landscape that has been hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years. The experts mapped out some 12,350 square miles of the ...

A vast ancient landscape, untouched for more than 34 million years, has been discovered buried beneath more than a mile of ice in East Antarctica. The hidden terrain lies in a remote region known as ...

An ancient river system from the era when the bottom of the world was ice-free is buried more than a mile deep below the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. The system consists of two deeply incised fjords and ...

The International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards highlight stunning natural scenery. The Photograph of the Year, taken by Blake Randall, shows colorful trees in Alberta, Canada. The contest ...

A team has created the most complete map of the world's rivers ever made offering a major leap forward for flood prediction, climate risk planning, and water resource management in a warming world.