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a large iceberg
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National Ice Center Monitors the Arctic and Antarctic

The National Ice Center’s work is focused on ensuring safe and efficient...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:57
a ship in an icy landscape
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Arctic Exploration

New technology is making it possible for scientists to go where they’ve never...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:45
two scientists raise an ice core
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Taking an Ice Sample

Using a drill, a team removes a chunk from the thick Arctic ice. Small samples are...
Mon, 01/10/2011 - 11:55
lowering an ROV
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ROV Video of Stunning Creatures

Using an ROV (Remotely-Operated Vehicle) equipped with a high-definition video...
Fri, 01/07/2011 - 14:53
scientists are being lowered onto the ice from the ship
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Ice Divers Prepare to Plunge

It takes special equipment and many warm layers of clothing to dive safely beneath...
Wed, 01/05/2011 - 15:43
A team of scientists explore the Arctic ocean.
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Under Arctic Ice

Hidden beneath Arctic ice is a world few have ever seen. Take the icy plunge with a...
Tue, 01/04/2011 - 14:48
The Ross Sea is a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean off the coast of Antarctica.
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A Trip South to Antarctica’s Ross Sea

The Ross Sea, a 1.9 million square mile (3.6 million square km) stretch of ocean...
Mon, 06/10/2013 - 11:37
An amphipod within Arctic sea ice.
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Amphipod Under Arctic Sea Ice

Several species of amphipod like this one, Gammarus wilkitzkii, live permanently...
Oikopleura gorskyi is a rare deep-water species of larvacean
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Deep-Water Larvacean

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean, Oikopleura...
The amphipod Eusirus holmii inhabits sea ice, the water column and the sea floor
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Arctic Amphipod

This species of amphipod, Eusirus holmii, was found both at the surface of Arctic...
Scientist Kevin Raskoff documents organisms by building an aquarium.
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Photographing Captured Animals

To document fragile organisms found in the Arctic, scientist Kevin Raskoff builds...
Close-up of Boreo-Atlantic Armhook Squid, Gonatus fabricii.
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Armhook Squid

The Boreoatlantic armhook squid (Gonatus fabricii) is named for its fabulous (but...

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