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Antarctic seafloor exposed after 50 years of ice cover

When the giant iceberg A74 calved from Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf, it exposed seafloor that had been covered over for five decades. The German research vessel Polarstern managed to get between the berg and the ice shelf to image the animals living on the seabed.

Video courtesy of the Alfred Wegener Institute

17 March 2021

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Suspect in the German market attack appears at court on Saturday

Market attack suspect appears in court as anger grows over security

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Watch Magdeburg attack suspect's 2019 interview with the BBC

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Watch: Germany grapples with another Christmas market attack

Emergency vehicles in Magdeburg

Reporter describes 'chaotic situation' after Christmas market attack

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Video shows arrest of German Christmas market attack suspect

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German Navy blasts out Darth Vader theme on Thames

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Ferris wheel fire in Germany injures several people

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Scotland fan gives German police arresting bagpipe performance

Fans of FC Köln in Cologne love belting out a version of the Runrig tune.

Why do German football fans sing the Loch Lomond tune?

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Forecast for Scotland vs Switzerland Euros match in Cologne

Man with axe facing police, Hamburg

Alarm in Hamburg as man with axe shot by police

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson

Scotland fan Craig Ferguson walks from Glasgow to Munich

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Forecast for Germany vs Scotland Euros match in Munich

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Forecast for Germany vs Scotland Euros match in Munich

Judith Ralston giving forecast at screen

Will Scotland bring the weather with them to Munich on Friday?

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Why scientists are using a crossbow to study whales

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Police and protesters clash at Tesla's Berlin factory

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Tesla factory expansion plan sparks treetop protest

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Weather forecast as Storm Darragh brings wind and rain

Elizabeth Rizzini has the latest forecast as Storm Darragh eases but continues to bring strong winds.

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A huge wave hits a sea wall in Wales

Downed trees and wild seas as Storm Darragh hits UK

A van driver has been killed by a fallen tree, as Storm Darragh brings strong winds and heavy rain.

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Tree on road after being blown over in high winds

High winds cause 'absolute carnage' in town

Roads are closed, trees are uprooted and buildings are damaged amid reports of a tornado on Thursday.

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BBC Weather's Ben Rich has the latest forecast as the storm continues to bring challenging weather conditions across the UK.

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BBC Scotland's Judith Ralston says there is also a weather warning as high winds are expected to hit the Western Isles and the north-west

Storm Bert brings rain and high winds on Sunday

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning until 07:00 on Sunday for some parts of Scotland

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With some travel disruption, children and dogs have been enjoying the cold weather

Watch: Scotland under a blanket of snow from Storm Bert

Children and dogs have been enjoying the cold weather despite the freezing conditions.

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People in high-vis jackets walk next to a car submerged in floods on the left of a split screen with a snowy road on the right

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A man walks in front of an uprooted tree, the roots of which tower over him

Fallen trees cause widespread damage after bomb cyclone

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A yellow alert for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) covers the whole of Scotland

Weather forecast ahead of Storm Ashley

A yellow alert for high winds gusting up to 60 mph (97km/h) covers the whole of Scotland.

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The Hunter's supermoon is seen shining brightly between two buildings, as the moon shines through London's skyline on 17 OCtober

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SpaceX's Super Heavy booster fires out of its exhaust at the bottom of the rocket itself while it lands into the rocket launcher holder that it fired out of, during SpaceX Starship's fifth flight test, in Boca Chica, Texas, U.S., October 13, 2024

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SpaceX Starship booster caught in mid air

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Split screen showing weather presenter giving remote update and Hurricane Milton satellite image

Meteorologist becomes emotional giving Hurricane Milton update

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Suni Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore grin as they float aboard the International Space Station

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Suni Williams and Barry 'Butch' Wilmore gave an update from the ISS on their extended stay in space.

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Sarah Gillis emerges from a capsule into dark space

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Bow of Titanic missing section of railing

Video shows Titanic missing large section of railing

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A video grab shows the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) flickering over the earth's surface with the moon setting in the background, and parts of the Internation Space Station (ISS) visible in the foreground. The Earth's curvature can be seen as it rotates

Watch: The Northern Lights seen from space

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Pink and green Northern Lights hang in the sky above a car in a field

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Column of fire after rocket sets off from launch pad

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