Gigantic iceberg breaks off George VI Ice Shelf, exposing century-old underwater ecosystem with Antarctic sponges and corals.

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

An iceberg the size of Manhattan has cleaved off of Antarctica's rapidly melting Pine Island Glacier on the southwest coast of the continent. NASA released the new data showing the iceberg's birth ...

An iceberg is a piece of freshwater ice that has detached from a glacier and is floating in the ocean. Icebergs form when pieces of ice break off the end of an ice shelf or a glacier that flows ...

Hikers who tackle the Iceberg Lake Trail are treated to stunning ... Located in the Many Glacier region of the park, the hike begins behind the cabins at Swiftcurrent Lake and shares the Ptarmigan ...

Take in the breathtaking beauty of Mount Titlis, soaring above Engelberg, Switzerland, at 3,062 meters. Begin your ascent ...

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The Delft University of Technology in Netherlands, posted a satellite image showing that Pine Island had “calved,” a piece of ice about 103 sq miles in area. The rectangular piece (four times ...