The Latest Breaking News from Greenland

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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