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arctic melt ponds

(Image credit: Don Perovich)

Melt ponds on the surface of Arctic sea ice in August of 2005.

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bowing penguins

(Image credit: Ken Golden)

Penguins in a light snowfall, Antarctica, 2012.

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brine x-ray tomography

(Image credit: Hajo Eicken)

X-ray tomographic image of the brine phase in sea ice.

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coring

(Image credit: Ken Golden)

Cindy Furse and Joyce Lin getting ready to core sea ice in the Ross Sea, 2012.

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coring in the field

(Image credit: David Lubbers)

Ken Golden coring Antarctic sea ice with the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis in the background, 2012.

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melt ponds

(Image credit: Karen Frey)

Melt ponds on the surface of Arctic sea ice.

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coring

(Image credit: Photo taken by Adam Gully during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment (SIPEX), September 2007.)

Dr. Golden taking a sea ice core in Antarctica, with the icebreaker Aurora Australis in the background.

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measuring permeability

(Image credit: Photo taken by Jan Lieser during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem eXperiment (SIPEX), September 2007.)

Professor Golden measuring how quickly water rises in a hole drilled partially through the sea ice, to determine its fluid permeability.

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three penguins

(Image credit: Ken Golden)

Three penguins on their bellies sliding their way toward an opening in Antarctic sea ice, 2012.

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twin penguins

(Image credit: Ken Golden)

Twin penguins standing watch over their sea ice.

Tanya Lewis
Tanya Lewis
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Tanya was a staff writer for Live Science from 2013 to 2015, covering a wide array of topics, ranging from neuroscience to robotics to strange/cute animals. She received a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a bachelor of science in biomedical engineering from Brown University. She has previously written for Science News, Wired, The Santa Cruz Sentinel, the radio show Big Picture Science and other places. Tanya has lived on a tropical island, witnessed volcanic eruptions and flown in zero gravity (without losing her lunch!). To find out what her latest project is, you can visit her website.