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Discovery of world’s oldest DNA breaks record by one million years

The microscopic fragments, found in Ice Age sediment in northern Greenland, are twice the age of the previous oldest DNA.

The Independent UK

World faces ‘terminal’ loss of Arctic sea ice during summers, report warns

The dramatic vanishing of polar ice sheets will cause catastrophic sea level rise that will threaten cities, according to a major new study

The Guardian - US

Greenland ice sheet melting faster than expected and it could impact Belfast sea levels, says glacier expert

"Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is one of several factor that contributes to global sea level rise"

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Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought and will impact Ireland, say scientists

Glacier expert Dr Donald Slater says Ireland will be affected as melting glaciers contribute to sea level rises

Irish Mirror

Researchers find world's second largest ice sheet may be more vulnerable to climate change

RESEARCHERS from the University of Edinburgh have found that climate change may be having more impact on the melting Greenland ice sheet than…

The National (Scotland)

Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?

Continued greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points. These are self-sustaining shifts in the climate system that would lock-in devastating changes, like sea-level rise, even if all emissions ended.

The Conversation

Trump floated idea of swapping Puerto Rico for Greenland despite criticism, new book claims

The former president once compared the purchase of the Scandanavian island to a ‘large real estate deal’

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World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study finds

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may already have passed point of irreversible change

The Guardian - UK

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet? It's losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise

I’m standing at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, mesmerized by a mind-blowing scene of natural destruction. A milewide section of glacier front has fractured and is collapsing into the ocean, calving an immense iceberg.

The Conversation

Study: Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot

Human-caused global warming has has locked in a certain amount of sea level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.

Axios

'Zombie ice' from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches

A new study finds that Greenland has more than 120 trillion tons of ice that can be thought of as zombie ice that's going to raise sea level globally by at least 10 inches

The Independent UK

Ancient half-blind Arctic shark that can live for 500 years found in the Caribbean

The rarely-seen Greenland shark was found swimming off the coast of Belize in what was described as the first-ever reported sighting of the fish in western Caribbean waters

Daily Mirror

A Greenland shark, one of the longest-living animals on Earth, was caught near Belize

This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

WEKU

Rigorous origins

On July 8, 1952, members of the British North Greenland Expedition left Deptford, an area on the banks of the Thames in London, for a scientific mission to study the vast ice sheet on the world's largest island.

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The Conversation

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us closer to understanding why some animal species can live for so long – far longer than humans.

The Conversation

How Iceberg Alley got its name and why it may be under threat

Iceberg Alley, the stretch of coast ranging from Labrador to Newfoundland, is the southernmost region of the northern hemisphere where one can regularly see icebergs. But hurry up! As the planet continues to warm, Iceberg Alley may soon lose its name.

The Guardian - UK

David Moyes and ill-advised yuks after West Ham’s Euro exit

In today’s Fiver: West Ham, tears for Tin Pot and a message from Greenland

Salon

The chance of life on Europa goes up

Surprisingly, scientists arrived at a new understanding of Europa by comparing its geography with Greenland

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Daily Mirror

Aliens may be living in icy shell of Jupiter's tiny moon Europa, scientists believe

It's reported that life could have evolved in shallow pockets of water near the surface of Europa following an analysis of symmetrical landforms called double ridges

The Guardian - UK

Jupiter’s moon Europa may have water where life could exist, say scientists

Surface features similar to ones seen on Greenland ice sheet suggest underground liquid water that could host organic matter

Inverse

Europa's crust may be riddled with pockets of water — which could reveal if there's life deeper down

Europa, one of Jupiter's four largest moons, is believed to be one of the likeliest places for life beyond Earth.

The Independent UK

Rare Greenland shark that can live for 500 years washes up on Cornwall beach

Shark is thought to have died from meningitis-like infection

Daily Mirror

Dead shark found washed up on Cornwall beach had meningitis in world-first case

Marine biologists believe the brain infection explains why the shark was out of her natural deep-water habitat and caused her eventual death near Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall

The Guardian - UK

Meningitis killed Greenland shark found off coast of Cornwall, postmortem shows

Exclusive: Pathologists find what is believed to be the first evidence of the infection in the planet’s longest-lived vertebrate species

Daily Record

Bo'ness pupils praised for biggest Polar Expedition to leave Scotland since 1904

The Falkirk Council school planned out the journey to Greenland for over three years

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