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Award of Excellence
Paul Nicklen National Geographic Magazine
"Northern Exposure: Scientists exploring the Arctic's remote Canada Basin take a cold dip into the unknown"


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Jeremy Stewart uses and underwater vacuum to suck up tiny critters. Scientists on the surface wait with excitement to see what jewels surface. Ice can be many years old and can house over 300 different species. As this ice melts these condo's for critters will melt and disappear, leaving a key part of the food chain without shelter.
 

 

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