Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica, Revealing Tentacled Creatures Beneath
In large part thanks to being in the right place at the right time, researchers discovered a thriving marine ecosystem underneath a massive 19-miles-long iceberg after it cracked off the ice sheet off the coast of Antarctica earlier this year.
The growth and lifespan of Parvancorina minchami, small anchor-shaped animals that lived on the seafloor about 550 million ...
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A Chicago-Sized Iceberg Broke Off From Antarctica, Revealing a Hidden Ecosystem Never Seen BeforeWhen the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...
A monthlong mission to search the region’s seafloor was launched Feb. 20. In that time, the team has seen a buffet of predation, including instances where experts weren’t quite sure what was ...
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