In Russia, a huge "whale cemetery" was found: who destroyed all these marine giants

Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! The melting of eternal permafrost is one of the consequences of global warming on the planet - this happens in all regions, but at some rates are much higher. In a new study, scientists used satellite images to compare the current and past condition of the glacier. As a result, the team found that the icy cover of the island split into two parts, it took less than two decades.

According to researchers, the melting of this glacier is part of a larger shift. The results of a study conducted in February 2025 showed that since 2000, glaciers worldwide have lost about 5% of their ice. The results of observations show that the rapid retreat of glaciers exposed a large area of the island in several square kilometers. At this point, scientists have discovered a large cluster of the remains of ancient whales, which they called "whale cemetery.

" According to the team, some of the skeletons discovered under eternal permafrost are well preserved and are of particular interest to science. Researchers have studied the remains and found that the bones were the worst preserved near the shore of the sea, where they had to thaw longer, and best of all - closer to the glacier.

It is expected that this large -scale paleontological find is evidence of an episode of an extremely rapid change in sea level in the area of the northernmost Eurasia archipelago, which has occurred in the last few thousand years. It should be noted that the research expedition will continue until August this year, so scientists hope to learn more about this event. Earlier, scientists have conducted research and found that whales, even after death, can support the ocean ecosystem for decades.