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Polar night

Arctic excursion explores how sea life copes with continuous winter darkness

When the North Pole tilts away from the sun during the winter, the Arctic region plunges into weeks of continuous darkness. The sun never peeks above the horizon, casting only a twinge of blue twilight at midday, and the moon dimly illuminates the landscape at night if conditions are clear. 

People living in this “polar night” have adapted to the darkness using artificial light, but how ocean inhabitants cope remains to be seen.   (more…)

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