On January 13, when an iceberg the size of Chicago broke away from Antarctica’s immense George VI Ice Shelf, scientists in a nearby research vessel did something nobody had ever done.

On January 13, 2025, an iceberg named A-84 – which was the size of the city of Chicago – broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf, which sits along the Antarctic Peninsula. This event uncovered roughly ...

A colossal iceberg the size of Chicago has broken from a floating glacier in Antarctica, and like a retractable roof at a stadium, the drifting structure has opened up a hidden habitat to the elements ...

Credit: Alex Ingle / Schmidt Ocean Institute In January, an iceberg the size of Chicago splintered off from the Antarctic Peninsula and drifted away in the Bellingshausen Sea. As luck would have it, a ...

A massive iceberg broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica in January, giving researchers a rare opportunity to observe a part of the planet never before seen by humans. Coincidentally ...

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Credit: Schmidt Ocean Insitute On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It drifted into the frigid waters of the ...

Little is known about life underneath Antarctica. On January 13, 2025, iceberg A-84, which is roughly the size of Chicago, broke from the George VI Ice Shelf, a giant floating glacier attached to ...

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