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‘Terror beast’ fossils unearthed in Greenland are more than half a billion years old Greenland

‘Terror beast’ fossils unearthed in Greenland are more than half a billion years old

An illustration of the giant Cambrian predator that lived around 518 million years ago in what is now Greenland. (Image credit: Artwork by Bob Nicholls/@BobNichollsArt) A "terror beast" marine worm with a giant jaw dominated the seas more than 500 million years ago, exquisitely preserved fossils show. Scientists recently uncovered…
bubmag
January 4, 2024
Fishing vessel will try to free cruise ship in Greenland that ran aground with 206 people Greenland

Fishing vessel will try to free cruise ship in Greenland that ran aground with 206 people

Author of the article: Associated Press Jan M. Olsen Published Sep 13, 2023  •  Last updated 2 days ago  •  3 minute read A view of the Ocean Explorer, a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew, which has run aground in northwestern Greenland, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Photo…
bubmag
September 13, 2023
Five Coldest Countries in the World Greenland

Five Coldest Countries in the World

1. Greenland To start things off, we have the island with the lowest temperature in the world. Despite its misleading name, Greenland’s bitter cold temperatures evoke anything but visions of sunny pastures and verdant valleys. Eighty percent of the world’s largest island is blanketed in a 4-kilometer thick ice sheet. …
bubmag
September 5, 2023
New study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’ Greenland

New study warns against risks of ‘time-traveling pathogens’

CNN  —  As the climate warms, scientists have suggested that “time-traveling pathogens” unleashed by thawing Arctic permafrost may pose a risk to modern ecosystems. Permafrost is a hard layer of frozen ground made of soil, sand and rocks in high-latitude or high-altitude areas such as Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, the Tibetan Plateau and northern…
bubmag
August 19, 2023
Greenland and Faroe Islands issue stamp for Danish astronaut’s ISS mission Greenland

Greenland and Faroe Islands issue stamp for Danish astronaut’s ISS mission

News Entertainment Greenland (as pictured) and the Faroe Islands have issued a stamp commemorating the upcoming "Huginn" mission by ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Andreas Mogensen of Denmark. (Image credit: Tusass Greenland) A Danish astronaut's upcoming space mission has gotten the stamp of approval from the Faroe Islands and Greenland.…
bubmag
August 14, 2023