http://www.newsweek.com/lost-continents-hidden-deep-beneath-antarctica-ice-sheet-discovered-space-1205519 > Scientists have discovered the remnants of ancient lost continents hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s ice. Using the European Space Agency’s gravity mapping satellite, researchers were able to peer beneath the ice to map out the terrain below. > The findings, published in Scientific Reports, reveal a long-lost landscape littered with cratons—large, stable blocks of the Earth's crust that are remnants of ancient continents. They are part of the lithosphere—which consists of the crust and upper mantle—are generally found in the center of modern continental plates. Studying these features allow researchers to understand the history of Earth—and its future.