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Widening chasm births Antarctic iceberg larger than Los Angeles
By Tom Metcalfe published
The giant chasm on Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has split and created a massive iceberg.

10 amazing discoveries from Antarctica in 2022
By Harry Baker published
A large number of scientific discoveries emerged from Earth's most southerly continent this year. Here are some of our favorites.

Logic-defying 'bottom blooms' could sustain hidden ecosystems in Arctic and Antarctica
By Harry Baker published
A pair of new studies has revealed 'highly unlikely' phytoplankton blooms appearing near the seafloor and under sea ice at both Earth's poles.

World’s largest iceberg is getting swept away from Antarctica to its doom, satellite image shows
By Harry Baker published
A new satellite image shows that the world's largest iceberg, A-76A, has entered the Drake Passage, a waterway that contains a fast-moving ocean current that will send the mighty berg on a one-way trip to its watery grave.

Will Antarctica ever be habitable?
By Martin McGuigan published
As global temperatures rise, the ecology of Antarctica is already changing, but Earth's climate would have to change drastically before the continent could support agriculture and permanent settlers.

Enormous river discovered beneath Antarctica is nearly 300 miles long
By Stephanie Pappas published
The discovery of a river beneath the Antarctic ice reveals that the bottom of the ice sheet may be more susceptible to melt than previously believed.

Massive Antarctic iceberg was ripped in two by powerful ocean currents
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Fractures in an Antarctic iceberg were likely caused by rapid changes in the currents that flow through the Southern Ocean.

Ice Shelf Collapse Reveals New Undersea World
By Bjorn Carey last updated
Scientists have found clams and bacteria thriving under Antarctica.
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