Back
52· Steady
Health & Science4h 57m ago
Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
Archive Window: 30 Days Left
East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Who
scientists
What
Scientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:50:00 GMT · 4h 57m ago
Where
East Antarctic Ice Sheet ·
Why
This finding could aid studies by giving researchers better insight into how massive ice sheets respond as global temperatures rise.
The Frontline Impact
How this affects you
The newly identified geologic feature, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province, may affect how overlying ice shifts, melts, and responds to the terrain below, which could improve forecasts of future sea-level rise globally. Better knowledge of Antarctica's geology is crucial for communities worldwide to prepare for worsening flood risks due to rising sea levels.
Story chain
17 events in this thread- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature under two miles of Antarctic ice, named the East Antarctic Fan-Shaped Basin Province.Open article
- Currently Reading4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature that could change how researchers interpret the continent's history and what may happen to it next.Open article
- Health & Science4h 57m agoScientists have identified an enormous buried geologic feature beneath roughly two miles of Antarctic ice.Open article