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Giant Icebergs in the North Sea: a Trace of the Past that Helps Understand the Future

Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have identified deep scraping marks in the North Sea left by giant tabular icebergs that moved through the area between 18,000 and 20,000 years ago. This finding is the first clear evidence that...

A thriving ecosystem discovered hidden beneath the Antarctic ice

A team of scientists discovered a hidden ecosystem in the depths of the Antarctic Ocean, in an area that until January of this year remained hidden under an enormous iceberg. The expedition, led by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, revealed...

A giant iceberg threatens the ecosystem of South Georgia.

The iceberg A23a, considered the largest and oldest in the world, ran aground about 73 kilometers from the subantarctic island of South Georgia, a natural sanctuary for millions of penguins and seals. Its presence raises concerns among scientists and...

One of the world’s oldest icebergs, immobilized in Antarctica

One of the **oldest icebergs in the world** seems to have become stranded more than 70 kilometers from a **remote island in Antarctica**. This could prevent a collision with an important wildlife reproduction area, something that was feared. This was...

A new iceberg the size of Chicago has broken off from Antarctica.

During the last month, a new iceberg in Antarctica broke off and moved about 250 kilometers from its point of origin. According to specialists, that initial point is near the southern end of the Jorge VI ice shelf along the...

A 19 km fragment broke off from the world’s largest iceberg: what could happen?

A 19-kilometer fragment, almost the size of Paris, broke off from the world's largest iceberg. This is an event that is happening for the first time and it is being tracked by satellite. It is a huge ice shelf that...

One of the world’s oldest icebergs could collide with an island

One of the oldest icebergs in the world is about to collide with a remote British island. It is a wildlife refuge, and the enormous ice structure, one of the largest in existence, threatens to alter its ecosystem. This giant,...

What can a drifting iceberg, three times the size of New York, cause?

After being "asleep" for 40 years, an **iceberg adrift** with a surface **three times the size of New York City** has broken free from a **huge frozen platform in Antarctica**. With a surface area of about **4,000 km²**, the...

From headlines to reality: the impact of the world’s largest iceberg on the ocean

At the end of 2016, scientists detected a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula, which led to the detachment of iceberg A-68 in July 2017. This iceberg, with more than double the size of Luxembourg...

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Criminal violence in Mexico leads to new Noah’s Ark: at least 700 animals to be relocated

Cruelty and animal abuse know no borders. The Ostok Sanctuary in Culiacán, northwest Mexico, was forced to move around...