NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back ...

Newly discovered fossils in Greenland suggest that life may have existed on Earth some 3.7 billion years ago, a team of Australian scientists said. If the findings are confirmed, they would be the ...

This illustration provided by researchers depicts Kap Kobenhavn, Greenland, two million years ago, when the temperature was significantly warmer than northernmost Greenland today. Scientists have ...

Nature's oldest creatures defy aging rules. Greenland sharks live nearly 400 years. Ocean quahogs reach over 500 years.

There are Greenland sharks older than the United States. This deep sea species has an expected lifespan of at least 270 years. Some may live longer than 500 years. And biologists have identified an ...

Australian geologists discovered some really weird and extremely old structures in Greenland: fossilized mounds made by microbes that are dated to about 3.6 billion years ago. That means life on Earth ...

When I was in graduate school at the University of Missouri, a student who was almost finished with his master’s degree went to Greenland to do his capstone project. I was very new to photographic ...

The climate science community is mourning the loss of a pioneering climate scientist and glaciologist, Konrad Steffen. Koni, as he was known to his friends and colleagues, apparently fell to his death ...

Associated Press Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 2:40 p.m. | Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 2:40 p.m. NEW YORK — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ...

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NEW YORK — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then ...