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The World's Largest Iceberg Ran Aground Near A Remote Island In Antarctica, Which Might Benefit The Wildlife There
After months of drifting through the ocean, the world’s largest iceberg has finally run aground near a remote island in […] ...
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The quest to find Shackleton’s sunken ship
The Weddell Sea is as pristine as it is perilous. At more than 1.08million miles 2 (2.8million km 2) and home to over 14,000 species of animal – including significant populations of whales ...
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Scientists on board RRS Sir David Attenborough set to unlock Southern Ocean’s carbon secrets
The ship heads to the Weddell Sea to begin the PICCOLO cruise this ... and microscopic plants and animals, called phytoplankton and zooplankton, near the ocean surface, before descending to ...
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Sea ice in the Weddell Sea has decreased by one million sq kilometers in five years
This recent rapid sea ice loss is affecting both the Weddell Sea ecosystem and the wider Antarctic wildlife/plants and animals. Many species, ranging from tiny ice algae and shrimp-like ...