2023.05.31

Antarctic Shield

Phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean help to whiten Earth's clouds

Clouds over South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. (credit: Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott /Minden Pictures)

Clouds over South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. (credit: Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott /Minden Pictures)

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