Antarctica Falling Apart? Scientists Assess News Of Iceberg Breakoffs

Antarctica Falling Apart? Scientists Assess Iceberg News
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Recent news of mammoth icebergs the size of small U.S. states breaking off Antarctica may sound dire. But those events mostly represent business as usual at the world's southernmost continent, scientists say.

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