Earlier this year, an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off the Antarctic Peninsula. When the gigantic iceberg calved, it ...

On Saturday the 300m tall ice colossus struck the shallow continental shelf about 50 miles (80km) from land and now appears to be firmly lodged. "It's probably going to stay more or less where it is, ...

A previously hidden under-sea ecosystem has been revealed after an iceberg broke away from the George VI Ice Shelf, a massive ...

Researchers in Antarctica were in the right place at the right time when an iceberg suddenly broke off, revealing a shocking discovery.

The biggest iceberg in the world, named A23a, appears to have run aground after drifting around the Southern Ocean near ...

Science and technology editor Tom Clarke has been flying over A23a, the world's largest iceberg, and seen first-hand its vast ...

Researchers were working off the coast of Antarctica when it happened ... calve in Antarctica and elsewhere. The George VI Ice Shelf from which the iceberg broke has seen widespread melting ...

Icebergs are created when pieces of ice break off the end of an ice shelf or a glacier that flows into a body of water. This is called 'calving' and it's a natural process that is responsible ...

As a result, enormous ice blocks can break off from the shelves in a short amount of time. The seas around South Georgia have a long history of iceberg research. The island is in the middle of ...

On Saturday the 300m tall ice colossus struck the shallow continental shelf about 50 miles (80km ... until chunks break off," says Prof Andrew Meijers from British Antarctic Survey.