"Millions-Year-Old Hidden Landscape Unearthed Under Antarctic Ice"

Scientists have discovered a vast, hidden landscape of hills and valleys carved by ancient rivers under the Antarctic ice, which has remained untouched for potentially more than 34 million years. The landscape, larger than Belgium, was revealed using existing satellite images and radio-echo sounding data. However, human-driven global warming poses a threat to this hidden world, as it could be exposed in the future. The researchers warn that current atmospheric conditions are similar to those that prevailed millions of years ago, and the melting of the ice sheet could lead to a "runaway reaction" of melting.