A hidden danger may exist beneath Antarctica that could accelerate ice melt, a new study says. Antarctica is not just a passive, icy landscape, but a geologically active region with a complex network ...

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 kilometer-thick slab of frozen water lies an active volcanic rift, seething away in the ...

Scientists have discovered a 2,000-year-old eruption that blasted through ice. Jan. 21, 2008 — -- The first evidence of a volcanic eruption beneath Antarctica's ice has been discovered by ...

(via SciShow) Antarctica probably isn't the first place you think of when you hear about volcanoes. But there's a lot happening under the icy tundra, and not all of it's a good thing. Here's how ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ...

Along a 900-kilometer (560-mile) stretch of Antarctica’s Pacific Coast, 18 major volcanoes jut from the ice sheet. The chain, similar in size to the Cascade volcanic chain in North America, is home to ...

This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape of Antarctica's "Deception Island" — a semi-submerged, active volcanic caldera created by one of the region's largest known eruptions, which ...

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