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Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms

For two months, Cassandra Brooks, a marine scientist with Stanford University,...

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Cold Water Diving with WHOI

"Cold-Water Diving: Going to Extremes for Research" is a video produced by Woods...

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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...

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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...

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McMurdo Station

McMurdo Station is the hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program. Since 1955, scientists...

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Phytoplankton Bloom in the Antarctic

Seasons in the Ross Sea are marked by ice freezing and melting, and these processes...

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Floating Antarctic Comb Jelly

Bright colors seem to jump off of this comb jelly, or ctenophore. The rainbow...

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Fish Adapt to Icy Water

This shadowy fish, Trematomus bernacchii, is well adapted to the ice-cold...

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Isopod in a Glass Home

An isopod stands on top of a glass sponge, extending its legs to find zooplankton....

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Cold-Water Sea Spider

Small amphipods, the blue bug-like creatures, can be seen here catching a ride on...

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Anemone in Cold Antarctic Water

Despite the cold and dark environment, soft-bodied animals like anemones abound...

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Antarctic Ocean Floor

The dark seafloor beneath the ice is covered with sea stars, urchins and ribbon...