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'We didn't expect to find such a beautiful, thriving ecosystem': Hidden world of life discovered beneath Antarctic iceberg

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The iceberg A-84 , roughly the size of Chicago , calved from Antarctica 's George VI Ice Shelf on Jan. 13, 2025 .

Scientists found a never-before-seen ecosystem filled with giant sponges, fish, enormous sea spiders and octopuses.

The creatures' size suggested they'd been growing for centuries .

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