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Arctic sea ice provides critical habitat for polar bears

Younger Sea Ice and Scarcer Polar Bears

The fate of older sea ice in the Arctic may be key to the future of polar bears.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Snow telemetry (SNOTEL) sites are equipped with meteorological instruments that help scientists gauge the mountain snowpack.

Winter's Water

Researchers pursue elusive forecasts of mountain snow.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A plastic particle smaller than five millimeters (about a fifth of an inch) is defined as a microplastic, but many microplastics are too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Unwelcome Enrichment in the Arctic

Microscopic plastics infiltrate Arctic sea ice with unknown consequences for the ecosystem.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A pressure ridge forms on the sea ice near Scott Base in Antarctica.

Unexpected Ice

Sea ice in the Southern Ocean defies predictions.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A mule deer doe and her fawn trudge through deep snow in Idaho.

Tracking Survival Among Idaho's Mule Deer

Satellite sensing of summer plants and winter snow helps biologists predict mule deer populations.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Image of icy mountains

The Un-Ice Age

Earth’s remaining ice sheets head for the ocean.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Ice re-grows in a lead between two sea ice floes in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean, in March 2013.

Signs of Snow

Aircraft help probe the surface of Arctic sea ice.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This false-color satellite image shows sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas (red) near Barrow, Alaska.

Mercury Raining

Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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