New Science
Thursday, 8/20, 12:43 AM
As Arctic ice vanishes, giant whales are pouring into Greenland's waters
- Thousands of fin, humpback and minke whales are gathering off East Greenland in numbers unseen in modern records, drawn by prey in waters that were locked under sea ice a generation ago.
- Scientists say the spectacle is really a warning: the whales are following an Arctic ecosystem in the middle of a regime shift.