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Climate Change Effects on Glaciers and Ice Sheets
How will changes in temperature affect glaciers and ice sheets? Dr. Sarah Das from...
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 10:11
Personal Perspectives
Comics at Sea: An Antarctic Logbook
For five years, I've had a photograph of Palmer Station, Antarctica, tacked up over...
February 2018
Article
Why a Tusk? The real-life unicorns of the sea and the tusks that make them famous
In the frigid Arctic Ocean, a mysterious toothed whale—the narwhal— resides...
August 2017
overview
Sea Level Rise
The ocean never stops moving. When you visit the beach, waves roll in and recede...
Up Close and Personal With the Fastest Glacier in the World
To really see a glacier move, you first have to speed up the passage of time. What...
April 2015
overview
The Arctic and The Antarctic
Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....
Article
The Cultural Icescapes of the Arctic
Sea ice is typically viewed as the domain of physical and natural scientists, the...
March 2014
Personal Perspectives
Ice-Loving Seals and the Loss of Sea Ice
The threat that climate change poses to polar bears has received a lot of...
September 2013
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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
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Sea Ice in its Ever-Changing Forms
For two months, Cassandra Brooks, a marine scientist with Stanford University,...
Thu, 05/09/2013 - 09:39
The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit
Most of you know that the Earth’s poles are cold. But did you know that there are...
September 2011
Climate Change at the Poles
At the ends of the Earth, life thrives despite extreme conditions. In the Arctic...
September 2011