Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Tiny Antarctic Krill Benefit the Planet in Big Ways, but Face a Barrage of Threats
A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion ...
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The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...
World’s Largest, Oldest Iceberg Runs Aground Near Antarctic Island
A23a weighs nearly a trillion metric tons, making it the world’s largest active iceberg. It calved from Antarctica in 1986, ...
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World's Largest Iceberg Escapes Antarctic, Crashes Into Remote Island
"Commercial fisheries have been disrupted in the past, however, and as the berg breaks into smaller pieces, this might make fishing ... Antarctic to melt at a record pace. According to Meijers ...
Ancient DNA reveals 6,000 years of the lives of Antarctic penguins
Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...
World’s largest iceberg runs aground before collision with sub-Antarctic island
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg, A23a, has come to a halt near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, ...
The Weather Channel on MSN9d
Global Sea Ice Hits Record February Low Amid Warming Trends
Global sea ice hit a record low for February, with Arctic and Antarctic ice levels far below average. Rising global ...
Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound
Part of the system that pumps water, heat and nutrients around the globe is at risk. Climate change could slow the Antarctic ...