Increasing global temperatures are causing the world's largest iceberg to melt rapidly, contributing to rising sea levels that could, in turn, accelerate the disappearance of Thailand's coastline over ...
On a January morning in 2025, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke free from the George VI Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It ...
When the A-84 iceberg calved in January, it unveiled a 209-square-mile swath of seafloor. Nearby scientists rushed to the ...
The drifting iceberg released itself free three decades after it latched onto the seafloor of the Weddell Sea but was once ...
The mega iceberg will have local effects and concerns have been raised about its potential impact on the region's marine life ...
A23a had been floating across the Southern Ocean for five years before it ran aground near the Island of South Georgia.
The trillion-ton slab of ice — called a megaberg — is currently aground near the South Georgia Island. A23a could affect the marine life on the island, including penguins and seals, as they use the ...
Science and technology editor Tom Clarke has been flying over A23a, the world's largest iceberg, and seen first-hand its vast ...
Several million penguins live in the area along with several species of albatross, elephant seals and fur seals, all of which ...
Satellite images taken at the beginning of March show the iceberg parked on a shallow underwater shelf off the coast of South Georgia Island, which is a British overseas territory in the South ...
The island is uninhabited due to its remoteness and lack of infrastructure; the only people on the island are temporary residents working at research stations.
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, according to the British Antarctic Survey.