Researchers make surprise discovery after piece of Antarctic ice shelf breaks off
An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...
'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg
The newfound ecosystem is filled with sea crabs, octopuses and gigantic sponges, suggesting it may have been thriving for ...
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Chicago-Sized Iceberg Breaks Away From Ice Sheet, Revealing Thriving Ecosystem
In January 2025, researchers on the Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) had to divert their plans after an iceberg ...
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Antarctic Iceberg Breaks Away to Reveal a Never-Before-Seen Ecosystem
A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a ...
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A Chicago-Sized Iceberg Broke Off From Antarctica, Revealing a Hidden Ecosystem Never Seen Before
When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...
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Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem ...
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'New' Marine Ecosystem Found Beneath Calved Antarctic Ice
The ice covering the newly discovered ecosystem belonged to the George VI Ice Shelf, a vast ice shelf "trapped" between the Antarctic Peninsula and Alexander Island. Earlier this year, a piece of ice ...
Turns Out, The Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Hiding An Abundant Ecosystem
Scientists explored the seafloor after an iceberg broke off the Antarctic ice sheet. They were shocked by what they found.
Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found in wake of recently detached iceberg
An international team on board Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor (too) working in the Bellingshausen Sea rapidly pivoted ...
Surprise in Antarctica: strange tentacled creatures appear after 30-kilometre iceberg breaks up
According to the Washington Post, a group of researchers have discovered a marine ecosystem beneath a 30-kilometre iceberg, ...
‘Flourishing’ deep-sea life found when Antarctic iceberg breaks off. ‘Untouched beauty’
Researchers were in a remote region of the Bellingshausen Sea on a different expedition when the iceberg calved, giving them a chance to change course and explore a region never before accessible to ...