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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

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

The icebreaker Aurora Australis churns through pack ice surrounding East Antarctica

In the Zone

Sea ice may underpin the survival of Antarctic seabirds.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Photograph of krill

Fleeting Phytoplankton

Along the Antarctic Peninsula, sea ice and phytoplankton are becoming scarce.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Scientists study a luxuriant microbial mat on the Markham Ice Shelf, one of the last remaining ice ecosystems on the northern coast of Ellesmere Island.

Breakup of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf

Publication from NASA ESDIS describing research uses of data from EOSDIS - discovering the breakup of the biggest ice shelf in the Arctic.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

An unusual area of open water surrounded by persistent ice, captured in this MODIS image in mid-September, appeared during the melt season.

Arctic Sea Ice on the Wane: Now What?

Scientists have determined that Arctic sea ice is on the decline, leading to questions about future climate.

Feature Article

Dec. 27, 2020

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