Scientists are racing to save the Last Ice Area, an Arctic Noah’s Ark

The goal to preserve summer sea ice, and the creatures that depend on it, is ambitious

A landscape shot of the Last Ice Area, with the sun setting or rising over ice

Scientists are pinning their hopes on building a sanctuary for Arctic species in the Last Ice Area (seen here), the region of the Arctic where summer sea ice will last longest.

Robert Newton/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

It started with polar bears.