🚁Yesterday, we had another chance to investigate a ‚stone island‘. We took samples of the sediment, stones and ice to determine its origin, likely the remnants of an iceberg, whose stony cargo will change the seafloor and its communities 🪸 as it melts. 📸 R.Ilk @awi@helmholtz.social @helmholtz@helmholtz.social @Meereisportal@helmholtz.social Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10630-4