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Largest Iceberg Seen in a Century Now Floating Toward Australia

A massive iceberg twice the size of Manhattan is headed for Australia's southwestern coast, threatening shipping lanes in the Pacific. The "superberg," called B17B, is… A massive iceberg twice the...

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Antarctic Collision Snaps Rhode-Island-Sized Iceberg Off Glacier

Science Could deprive regions of the globe of oxygen This month, an iceberg roughly the size of Luxembourg slammed into an Antarctic glacier known as the Mertz Ice Tongue. Then, last week, a Rhode...

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Japan's Tsunami Rips Icebergs Double the Size of Manhattan From Antarctica

Science When icebergs break off into the polar seas, scientists usually have to work backwards to figure out why--they try to piece the clues together to figure out what caused an… When icebergs break...

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Computer Models Show that Towing an Iceberg to a Drought Area Could Actually...

Science You may have heard of this scheme before: during periods of serious drought, a huge tugboat or fleet of tugboats could be tethered to an iceberg and hauled to areas where… You may have heard...

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Did An Optical Illusion Doom the Titanic?

Science The Titanic may have struck an iceberg and sank helplessly because of a strange atmosphere-caused optical illusion, a new book argues. British historian Tim Maltin says super… The Titanic may...

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Archive Gallery: Our Obsession with the Titanic

Technology PopSci readers have always loved the unsinkable ship From the moment the devastating news reached New York, America has been utterly enthralled by the Titanic disaster. We savor mental...

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Guy Plans To Live Inside Giant Orange Ball On Top Of Melting Iceberg

Environment What could go wrong? Alex Bellini is an explorer. He’s rowed a boat across the Atlantic Ocean, walked 1,200 miles across Alaska pulling a sled, and ran 2,300 miles across America. Next, he...

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Icebergs Make Waves In Clouds Above The Southern Ocean

Environment Ripple effect Ever since the sinking of the Titanic, icebergs have had a bad reputation. But they can do a lot more than just sink ocean liners. Ever since the sinking of the Titanic,...

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Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes

Science Unusual ice activity There are about 481 icebergs parked in the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic right now. Why? Read on.

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