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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months
By Harry Baker published
The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.

Diamond Beach: Iceland's spellbinding black sand beach covered in sparkling ice jewels
By Sascha Pare published
Icebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland's southern Diamond Beach, making the sandy strip look like a field of gemstones.

'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggests
By Mathieu Morlighem published

Gulf Stream's fate to be decided by climate 'tug-of-war'
By Ben Turner published
New research suggests that runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet could prevent icebergs from disrupting key ocean currents. But some scientists have cautioned that other factors may be at play.

Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjord
By Harry Baker published
Earth from space A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible explanations for this bizarre phenomenon but we will likely never know what caused it, experts say.

City-sized holes on Antarctica's ice shelves offer tantalizing 'window' into the frozen continent's underworld
By Bradley Van Paridon published
Enormous holes on Antarctica's ice shelves appear to be linked with the formation of icebergs, study reveals.

Why does ice float?
By Hannah Loss published
Why does ice float in water, instead of sinking to the bottom? It has to do with water's density and molecular structure.

World's largest iceberg is no more after being ripped apart in 'iceberg graveyard'
By Harry Baker published
Satellite images show fragments from the enormous iceberg A-76A dispersing near South Georgia island, where the previous world's largest iceberg also met its doom in 2020.
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