For the first time, scientists have measured the marine environment near the melting mega-iceberg A-68A, providing invaluable insights into how this massive ice mass is reshaping the Southern Ocean. This groundbreaking research,

Antarctica's sea ice has been melting for decades, and for much of that time, this melt has made the surface of the Southern Ocean fresher, maintaining the ice that still survives. (In fact, a fresher ocean surface supports ice much more than a saltier one,