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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

This map, created using data from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, reveals variations in the Earth's gravity field.

Matter in Motion: Earth's Changing Gravity

A new satellite mission sheds light on Earth's gravity field and provides clues about changing sea levels.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Methane seeps to the surface of this Arctic lake.

Leaking Lakes

Bubbles large and small signal changes in the Arctic and in Earth’s atmosphere.

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

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