Articles for tag: Arctic, glaciers

Reproduction and Raising Young

Polar Bears, Seals, and Plankton: Life on the Edge of Ice

Annette Uy

Imagine standing at the edge of the world, where the ocean meets an endless expanse of ice. The Arctic silence is broken only by the distant crack of shifting ice floes and the occasional splash of a seal surfacing for air. This is one of Earth’s most extreme environments, where temperatures plummet to -40°F and ...