While tracing the footsteps of polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his ill-fated Endurance ship, researchers discovered hundreds of fish nests arranged in particular patterns. A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) investigating the seafloor in Antarctica’s Western Weddell Sea found over 1,000 circular nests making up a large geometric neighborhood. The discovery sheds light onto the […]
Scientists Uncover Surprising Link Between Tides and Earth’s Biggest Icebergs
In 2021, researchers in Antarctica noticed giant cracks developing on the Brunt Ice Shelf, an enormous stretch of ice on the continent’s northwestern corner. Two years later, the fracture grew so large that a gigantic iceberg almost twice the size of New York City broke free in a process called calving, sending scientists scrambling to […]
Chicago-Sized Iceberg Hid Ancient Ecosystem, Scientists Reveal
Scientists scrutinizing the seafloor beneath a calving iceberg found a remarkable array of living creatures, switching up notions of how the giant chunks of ice affect their immediate environs. The scientists investigated a region of seafloor recently exposed by the calving of a gigantic iceberg—A-84—which is as large as Chicago. The team found a surprisingly […]