A population of bowhead whales living in the western Arctic has long followed the same migration patterns. But new research suggests that climate change and the subsequent melting of sea ice are altering their movements, raising concerns about the future impacts on these whales and the Indigenous populations reliant on them for nutrition and cultural […]
Melting permafrost is causing parts of the seafloor to collapse. Giant "sinkholes" one of which could devour an entire city block holding six-story buildings are appearing along the Arctic seafloor, as submerged permafrost thaws and disturbs.