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HISTORICAL FACTS: 21 | History Defined

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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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.

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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.

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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

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The chance of life on Europa goes up

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

Salon

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

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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

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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.

Inverse

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

Shark is thought to have died from meningitis-like infection

The Independent UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Record

UK weather forecast: Colder than Greenland as Arctic blast brings -5C freeze this weekend

A Met Office yellow warning is again in place down the east coast of England and there is expected to be widespread frost across the UK on Saturday morning where temperatures could dip to -5C

Daily Mirror

Shark thought to be alive since Henry VIII in post-mortem after washing up in UK

A post-mortem examination of the Greenland shark revealed it to be one of the longest living vertebrate, with some living up to 500 years, and only the second ever to be found in the UK

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Shark alive when Henry VIII was on throne found on British beauty spot beach

The shark, which would have been born when King Henry VIII was on the throne, was spotted at Newlyn Harbour near Penzance, Cornwall

Inverse

Incredibly old crater discovery debunks a hot theory about Earth's last Ice Age

In a new study, scientists reveal that an asteroid impact site called the Hiawatha crater in Greenland is far older than most people had thought.

The Independent UK

World’s most remote Michelin-starred restaurant gets even more remote

Koks will move from the Faroe Islands to Greenland

The Guardian - UK

Against the Ice review – plodding Arctic survival story

An explorer’s bid to prove that Greenland belongs to the Danes proves a tough haul in this glacial adventure set in 1909

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Against the Ice review – simple but sturdy Netflix survival drama

Game of Thrones alum Nikolaj Coster-Waldau co-writes and stars in a solid retelling of Danish explorer Ejnar Mikkelsen’s epic Greenland expedition

The Conversation

Mountain glaciers may hold less ice than previously thought – here’s what that means for 2 billion downstream water users and sea level rise

Mountain glaciers are essential water sources for nearly a quarter of the global population. But figuring out just how much ice they hold – and how much water will be available as glaciers shrink in a warming world – has been notoriously difficult.

The Hindu

Earliest solar storm

What is the earliest record of a solar storm? Through analysis of ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica, a research team has found evidence of an extreme solar storm that occurred about 9,200 years

Inverse

Greenland’s melting ice sheet offers a snapshot of the next thousand years

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read what Greenland's melting ice sheet means for the future of climate change, about the Webb Telescope's big success, and more.

Inverse

Arctic ice study reveals consequences of climate change can last thousands of years

In a new study, scientists reveal changes to Greenland's ice sheet lag behind global warming events, providing implications for the impact of current and future climate change.

The Guardian - UK

Nanoplastic pollution found at both of Earth’s poles for first time

Tiny particles including tyre dust found in ice cores stretching back 50 years, showing global plastic contamination

Tribune News Service

Matt Calkins: Speculation has started, but it doesn't make sense for Seahawks and Russell Wilson to split

SEATTLE — If you're surprised by snow in Greenland, or a national football champ from the SEC, or screaming teens at a Bieber concert, then this probably caught you off guard.

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