Por: CBS News Science December 09, 2022
North Greenland is known for being the land of the midnight sun and dog sledding as a polar desert with massive icebergs. But that wasn't always the case – 2 million years ago, it was a forested ecosystem unlike any now found on Earth. A historic and extraordinary finding and a published in Nature this week reveal just how much the icy landscape has changed. Researchers found 2-million-year-old DNA – the oldest ever discovered –... + full article
Chicago Sun Times USA Nation December 08, 2022
Scientists discovered the oldest-known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like two million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, that’s a barren Arctic desert. Back then, it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the... + más
How To Travel To Greenland | Forbes
Oldest DNA yet sequenced shows mastodons once roamed a warmer Greenland | Ars Technica
Los Angeles Times USA Science December 08, 2022
Scientists discovered the oldest-known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago on the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation, with an array of animals, including even... + más
Greenland dogs captured in beautiful photos as their world vanishes | Newsweek
Ars Technica USA Science December 07, 2022
Navigate Filter by topic Settings Front page layout Site theme - Dec 7, 2022 9:57 pm UTC / An attempt to reconstruct what northern Greenland looked like about 2 million years ago. Share this story When once-living tissue is preserved in a cold, dry environment, fragments of its... + más
Oldest-known DNA reveals life in a much warmer Greenland 2 million years ago (including, surprise, mastodons) | Chicago Sun Times
Forbes USA Life December 01, 2022
Around 2,000 people live in Tasiilaq in southeastern Greenland. Travel there is only possible by ... [+] helicopter or boat.Nikolaus Brinkmann - Visit Greenland Anyone flying between the U.S. and Europe will be familiar with Greenland. The vast white landmass on in-flight maps... + más
Greenland's Melting 'Zombie Ice' Will Raise Global Sea Level 10 Inches, Scientists Warn | Time
Newsweek USA World October 20, 2022
A photographer has captured beautiful images of the phenomenal Greenland dog as numbers of this unique domesticated breed dwindle and their Arctic home undergoes rapid changes due to climate change.The images were snapped by South African wildlife photographer and filmmaker... + más
A 400-year-old shark? Greenland shark could be Earth's longest-lived vertebrate | Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times USA Science September 24, 2022
In the frigid waters of the sub-Arctic ocean lurks a mysterious and slow-moving beast known as the Greenland shark. It’s a massive animal that can grow up to 20 feet in length. Now, new research suggests it may have a massive lifespan as well. According to a paper published... + más
The Comforting Factoid About Sharks That’s No Longer True | Slate
Time USA Science September 24, 2022
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting... + más
Untouched whale graveyard captured in eerie photo: You're all alone | Newsweek
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