Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The ice caps which cover our planet's poles are key to understanding global weather patterns and changing climate. But we still ...

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Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and, like a bottle cap taken off a soda bottle, that reduced pressure slowed down a process of critical carbon ...

The ice caps which cover our planet's poles are key to understanding global weather patterns and changing climate. But we still don't have a complete understanding of how they work, and what goes on ...