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A giant iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica—then researchers found life they’d never imagined beneath it
On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It ...
A huge iceberg broke off Antarctica. What scientists found under it startled them.
It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.
Twenty highlights of Antarctica, the ultimate bucket-list destination
Most Antarctic trips explore the western peninsula departing from South America for about 10 days. This is the most beautiful ...
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Giant iceberg breaks from Antarctica, revealing mysterious underwater ecosystems
Little is known about life underneath Antarctica. On January 13, 2025, iceberg A-84, which is roughly the size of Chicago, broke from the George VI Ice Shelf, a giant floating glacier attached to ...
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Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow
Giant sea spiders ... used to be covered by ice. An international team onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) research vessel were on a trip around Antarctica earlier this year ...
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Giant iceberg “A68” takes off from Antarctica mainland to the Southern Ocean
A large iceberg in Antarctica has calved off the Larsen C ice shelf as of July last year and budged only a little from the coast until recently. In the past two months, the iceberg, known as 'A68 ...
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Researchers find thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem under Antarctic ice shelf: "This is unprecedented"
A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke ... species including icefish, giant sea spiders and octopi.
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Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow
Giant sea spiders ... found in a stretch of sea that used to be covered by ice. An international team onboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Falkor (too) research vessel were on a trip around ...