As the White House looks to take control of Greenland, US President Donald Trump is eyeing not just a strategic foothold in the Arctic but the territory's vast underground resources. While the ...
Seven thousand years ago, a major section of Greenland’s ice sheet disappeared entirely. New research confirms it will happen ...
The glacier is reached via a three-hour boat ride north through the Ataa Strait from Ilulissat, Greenland's third-largest town on the west coast of the country. In winter, temperatures drop to -20°C ( ...
Icebergs are magical, majestic feats of Mother Nature. Sadly, according to the experts, those gigantic hunks of ice are melting due to climate change – which could result in global environmental ...
Greenland has shifted from a remote curiosity on the map to a frontline laboratory for understanding how fast the planet is changing. Its vast ice sheet, fragile ecosystems and strategic location in ...
I’m solo sailing into Greenland’s Disco Bay—one of the most iceberg-packed areas on the planet—with just Nova onboard and ...
Dominik Gräff, a University of Washington postdoctoral researcher in Earth and space sciences (pictured in the center), and two crew members load the fiber optic cable, spooled around a large drum, ...