Geology of Antarctica

Over the course of a month-long mission, scientists used an unmanned submersible to capture video footage, photographs, and seafloor samples from some of the most remote parts of Antarctica. The team continued their exploration beyond the George VI Ice Shelf, venturing into the Bellingshausen Sea.

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Antarctic iceberg breaks away and reveals ecosystem never seen by humans

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice shelf.

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Scientists Reveal What Antarctica Would Look Like With No Ice

Never seen, perhaps, but that doesn't mean forever to remain unknown. For years, the British Antarctic Survey has been flying ...

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Newly Recovered Data From A Dead Satellite Reveals A Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica

"These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica." ...

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Geological Oceanographer Discovers New Evidence of Rising Sea Levels in Antarctica (IMAGE)

Amelia Shevenell, PhD, Associate Professor, University of South Florida, is co-lead author of a study published in Nature that concludes the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is more unstable than realized.

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Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found in wake of recently detached iceberg

The discovery offers new insights into ecosystem functioning beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice sheet.

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'New' Marine Ecosystem Found Beneath Calved Antarctic Ice

The ice covering the newly discovered ecosystem belonged to the George VI Ice Shelf, a vast ice shelf "trapped" between the ...

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