A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins ...

After being stuck for a long time, the jumbo iceberg is now drifting in the Southern Ocean. Scientists and satellites are tracking the berg’s movements to see how it might impact the ecosystems ...

Now, a new study has suggested that interference from the Northern Lights that fateful night may have contributed to the ship ...

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

Known as A23a, the 1,400-square-mile iceberg had been stuck on the ocean floor near Antarctica for 37 years after splitting in 1986 from the Antarctic’s Filchner Ice Shelf. But it began to move ...

In the past two months, the iceberg, known as 'A68', has taken a drastic 90 degree swing away from the Antarctic mainland and into the Southern Ocean. The A68 iceberg is the sixth-largest ever ...

Along with a risk to the island ecosystem, the iceberg can have a significant impact on the ocean ecosystem. As the iceberg moves, it melts slowly and surely. "Past research has shown a boost in ...

A massive iceberg, identified as A23a, is drifting northeastward and could be on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia Island. As of mid-January, the iceberg was estimated to ...

The world’s largest iceberg is heading towards a remote British island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic Ocean and could threaten millions of penguins and seals that live there. The huge iceberg ...

After eight months trapped in a whirlpool in the Southern Ocean, the world’s largest iceberg is on the move again — and potentially on a path to hit the island of South Georgia. The island ...