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World's largest iceberg runs aground in South Atlantic after 1,200-mile journey (satellite photos)
Earth's largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of South Georgia Island, a common rendezvous spot for big bergs, new ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN23h
Tiny Antarctic Krill Benefit the Planet in Big Ways, but Face a Barrage of Threats
A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion ...
Antarctic microbes reveal climate impact on marine ecosystems
Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...
Green Matters on MSN22h
Scientists Warn An Antarctic Glacier the Size of Florida is 'Hanging On By Its Fingernails'
The Doomsday Glacier is currently struck in a feedback loop triggered by global warming, which could lead the sea levels to ...
World's largest iceberg runs aground – narrowly avoiding smashing into British territory
Megaberg A23A has crash landed near the British overseas territory of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean ...
CBS News7d
World's largest iceberg — on collision course with remote penguin island — runs aground
It cracked off from continental Antarctica in 1986 and got stuck in the Weddell Sea, where it remained grounded for about ...
Study says climate change will even make Earth’s orbit a mess
A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...
MercoPress2d
Role of the Falklands in the development and success of British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) celebrated 60 years of scientific research in Antarctica as the UK’s national operator. BAS evolved from the Falkland Islands Dependency Survey (FIDS ...
AirQualityNews1d
Antarctic solar array completed after three years’ work
In a salutary lesson for anyone thinking that installing solar panels is a bit too much effort, the British Antarctic Survey ...
Live Science on MSN6d
'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven
The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife ...
World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, ...
A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall runs aground near British island
The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island ...