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Chicago-Sized Iceberg Hid Ancient Ecosystem, Scientists Reveal
mercredi 26 mars 2025, 14:00 , par Slashdot
![]() Without the 197-square-mile (510-square-kilometer) iceberg in the way, the team was able to scrutinize the seafloor at depths of 4,265 feet (1,300 meters) using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian. The team found large corals and sponges supporting other lifeforms, including icefish, giant sea spiders, and octopus. With the icebergs covering the seafloor, organisms below the shelf cannot get nutrients for survival from the surface. The team hypothesized that ocean currents are a critical driver for life beneath the ice sheets. The team also collected data on the larger ice sheet, whose shrinking size spells concern for the animals that live beneath it. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/26/0149248/chicago-sized-iceberg-hid-ancient-ecosystem-scienti...
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