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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 ...
Antarctic iceberg the size of Chicago breaks off, reveals thriving undersea ecosystem
An iceberg the size of Chicago broke off am Antarctic ice shelf to reveal a thriving ecosystem underneath, according to ...
Chicago-Sized Iceberg Hid Ancient Ecosystem, Scientists Reveal
With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The ...
A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica uncovering a thriving hidden ecosystem
As the iceberg broke away from a glacier in early 2025, it opened a window into an ancient, untouched world beneath the ice.
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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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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 Just Broke Off Antarctica — and Scientists Were Blown Away by What They Found Underneath it
We changed our expedition plan so we could look at what was happening in the depths below,' said expedition co-chief ...
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Antarctic iceberg the size of Chicago breaks off, reveals thriving undersea ecosystem
An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...