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Greenland's Fossils Reveal an Ice-Free Tundra Less Than a Million Years Ago: Report
Recent research reveals that Greenland, now 98% covered in ice, was almost entirely ice-free at some point in the last million years. Fossils of plants like willow and Arctic poppy, found in an ice core sample from the island’s center, suggest a once-thriving tundra ecosystem. This discovery is significant because it challenges previous beliefs t...
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2 Million-Year-Old DNA, Oldest Ever Found, Reveals Greenland's Lost World
Scientists have identified DNA from animals, plants and microbes dating to about 2 million years ago - the oldest on record by far - from sediment at Greenland's northernmost point dug up around the mouth of an Arctic Ocean fjord.
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BMW X7 Dark Shadow Edition Unveiled; Will Be Limited To 500 Units Worldwide
BMW has introduced the first special edition model for its flagship SUV, the X7 and it has been christened the Dark Shadow Edition. The SUV will be limited to 500 examples worldwide, and it will be produced at the Bavarian carmaker's Spartanburg plant, in California, USA, from August 2020. Styled by the company's exclusive customisation division, B...
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Russian Firm Plugs Waste Discharge After Unprecedented Oil Leak In Arctic
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said on Sunday it had stopped the discharge of wastewater from one of its Arctic facilities, one month after an unprecedented fuel leak nearby sparked a state of emergency.
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Russia's World-First Floating Nuclear Plant Arrives In Port
Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer to the country's far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said.
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BMW X7 To Debut At 2018 LA Motor Show
The BMW X7, the flagship SUV from BMW, will be unveiled at the 2018 LA Motor Show in November. The X7 will be the biggest SUV from the German manufacturer and will feature third-row seats. The X7 has been built at BMWs Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, US, and has already gone through several rounds of extensive testing on different terrain, ran...
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Greenland's Fossils Reveal an Ice-Free Tundra Less Than a Million Years Ago: Report
Recent research reveals that Greenland, now 98% covered in ice, was almost entirely ice-free at some point in the last million years. Fossils of plants like willow and Arctic poppy, found in an ice core sample from the island’s center, suggest a once-thriving tundra ecosystem. This discovery is significant because it challenges previous beliefs t...
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2 Million-Year-Old DNA, Oldest Ever Found, Reveals Greenland's Lost World
Scientists have identified DNA from animals, plants and microbes dating to about 2 million years ago - the oldest on record by far - from sediment at Greenland's northernmost point dug up around the mouth of an Arctic Ocean fjord.
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BMW X7 Dark Shadow Edition Unveiled; Will Be Limited To 500 Units Worldwide
BMW has introduced the first special edition model for its flagship SUV, the X7 and it has been christened the Dark Shadow Edition. The SUV will be limited to 500 examples worldwide, and it will be produced at the Bavarian carmaker's Spartanburg plant, in California, USA, from August 2020. Styled by the company's exclusive customisation division, B...
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Russian Firm Plugs Waste Discharge After Unprecedented Oil Leak In Arctic
Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel said on Sunday it had stopped the discharge of wastewater from one of its Arctic facilities, one month after an unprecedented fuel leak nearby sparked a state of emergency.
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Russia's World-First Floating Nuclear Plant Arrives In Port
Russia's world first floating nuclear power station on Saturday completed a 5,000-kilometre (3,100-mile) Arctic transfer to the country's far east, the Rosatom nuclear agency said.
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BMW X7 To Debut At 2018 LA Motor Show
The BMW X7, the flagship SUV from BMW, will be unveiled at the 2018 LA Motor Show in November. The X7 will be the biggest SUV from the German manufacturer and will feature third-row seats. The X7 has been built at BMWs Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, US, and has already gone through several rounds of extensive testing on different terrain, ran...
