'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 ...
Researchers find thriving, never-before-seen ecosystem under Antarctic ice shelf: "This is unprecedented"
Scientists have determined that at least six new aquatic species have been thriving under an Antarctic ice shelf.
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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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Meet Some of the Strangest Deep-Sea Creatures, from ‘Sea Pigs’ to ‘Disco Worms’
A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...
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, ...
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‘Abundantly large’ deep-sea creature — ‘all legs’ — found off Antarctica. See it
They are called the South Sandwich Islands, and researchers with the Schmidt Ocean Institute are there on the hunt for new ...
Hidden ocean world under glacier may be centuries old
A previously hidden under-sea ecosystem has been revealed after an iceberg broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf, a massive ...
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.
Giant deep-sea spider spotted crawling on ocean floor near Antarctica
Researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute noticed the sea spider, the size of a dinner plate, about 2km beneath the icy ...
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Huge iceberg breaks from Antarctica, revealing a rich seafloor ecosystem
A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to ...
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 ...
‘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 ...