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Continued greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points. These are self-sustaining shifts in the climate system that would lock-in devastating changes, like sea-level rise, even if all emissions ended.

The former president once compared the purchase of the Scandanavian island to a ‘large real estate deal’

The rarely-seen Greenland shark was found swimming off the coast of Belize in what was described as the first-ever reported sighting of the fish in western Caribbean waters

This was the first time a Greenland shark was reported in the western Caribbean, researchers said. This species of shark is typically found in the Arctic and thousands of feet below the ocean surface.

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.

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.

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.

In today’s Fiver: West Ham, tears for Tin Pot and a message from Greenland

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