World’s oldest meteor impact crater discovered
July 1st, 2012 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 1 (IANS) The world's oldest meteorite crater - a giant impact zone more than 100 km wide - has been found in Greenland, scientists say.Researchers think it was ... Read more...
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Earth’s oldest crater found in Greenland
June 29th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Geo-scientists have stumbled upon a vast, 100 km-wide crater in Greenland resulting from a massive asteroid hit a billion years before any other known collision on ... Read more...
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Greenland ice sheet is safer than scientists previously believed
January 27th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that hotter summers may not be as catastrophic for the Greenland ice sheet as previously feared and may actually slow down the flow of glaciers.Their ... Read more...
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Herbivores could eat away potential carbon sponges
August 19th, 2008 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 19 (ANI): Though current climate models predict an increase in shrub-like vegetation in northern regions, which should absorb some of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, grazing animals ... Read more...
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Ruins may be Viking hunting outpost in Greenland
July 30th, 2008 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): Ruins recently discovered on Greenland may be the Vikings most northerly year-round hunting outpost on the icy island.According to Knut Espen Solberg, leader of The Melting Arctic ... Read more...
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Climate change makes food hunting difficult for animals in seasonal environments
May 22nd, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 22 (ANI): A new research has determined that plant-eating animals in highly seasonal environments, such as the Arctic, are struggling to locate nutritious food as a result of climate ... Read more...
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Increased caribou mortality in Greenland attributed to global warming
May 2nd, 2008 - 4:30 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 2 (ANI): A new study by biologists has attributed the decline of Caribou calves in West Greenland to global warming.The study was conducted by Eric Post, a Penn State ... Read more...
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