Satellite Technology Helps Detect Rivers Under Antarctica 

British scientists discovered rivers flowing under the Antarctica ice shelf by examining small changes in elevation using data collected by a European Space Agency (ESA) satellite. The team found anomalies in the surface elevation of the ice sheet, the oldest, thickest ice in the region,using ultra-precise...

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