Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food chain, scientists say. Arctic permafrost is melting at rapid rates, potentially ...

The addition of heavy metals into the water system could impact the food chain. Melting permafrost in the Arctic is releasing toxic mercury into the water system, potentially impacting the food chain, ...

(The Hill) — Alaska’s Yukon River may be shuttling much more than just water as it traverses the state and empties into the Bering Sea. A California-led research team has now found evidence that ...

Permafrost covers roughly 25 percent of exposed land surface in the Northern hemisphere, and it plays a vital role in locking away carbon and toxic metals like mercury. A new study says that a looming ...

Melting permafrost in Alaska is releasing dangerous levels of mercury. Image: Galyna Andrushko/Shutterstock Alaska’s permafrost is melting and revealing high levels of mercury that could threaten ...