Polynyas: The Oases of the Frozen Desert

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The Arctic and Antarctic are deserts with their own watery oases — gaps in the sea ice called polynyas. These gaps can host entire ecosystems, from microscopic plankton to penguins...or even humans...and affect the global climate, too!

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