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For the polar bear blubber experiment, you need a bowl of ice water, Crisco, two gallon zipper bags and tape. Ice water is cold to the touch. Fill a zip top bag with Crisco. Put your hand in the ...

Scattered glaciers, stark landscapes, extreme weather, and impressive wildlife are all calling cards of the Arctic and Antarctic. Reactions to these regions are polarizing and they aren’t very popular ...

Marc Macias-Fauria is a professor of physical geography at the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, UK. Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, ...