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Arctic Unicorns and the Secret Sounds of a Glacial Fjord

by Evgeny A. Podolskiy 9 December 20213 February 2023

The successful deployment of a seafloor seismometer near the calving front of a Greenland glacier has opened a new avenue to study hidden glacial processes and the behavior of fjord-dwelling wildlife.

In the foreground, a group of narwhals, some with long spiral tusks, breaches the ocean surface in a gap between sea ice. Sea ice in the background is patchy, and a group of mountains sits on the distant horizon.
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Narwhal Tusks Record Changes in the Marine Arctic

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 19 May 202116 December 2021

This new paleorecord can help scientists better understand how climate change and human activity are changing marine mammals’ environments and habits.

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