On a brisk August morning in Tasermiut Fjord, southern Greenland, I poke my head from the hatch of my family’s 13-meter sailboat to find frost on the deck and a cloudless sky. It’s weather that ...

“Yes there are; people are growing trees there, and there’s a forest in south Greenland.” “I think you’re lying,” he said flatly, not having any of it. The Icelander seemed to be ...

Upgraded airports and nonstop flights are opening Greenland to more visitors. Managing growth while preserving its unique environment and culture will be critical to long-term success. Greenland ...

In the early 1970s, Nuuk, the world's northernmost capital, had a population of just over 7,000. Today there are almost 20,000, a third of Greenland's total population. In this same time span, ...

Greenland’s ice sheet is melting at a rapid rate, with projections estimating a loss of 964 to 1735 gigatonnes of ice annually by 2100 under high greenhouse gas emissions, leading to up to one metre ...

Nuuk may only be home to 20,000 people but it is the hub of activity in Greenland. As an Air Greenland Airbus A330neo touched down on the newly constructed 2,200-m (6,560-ft) runway at Nuuk ...

Aasiaat is an industrial town rooted in aquaculture that sits roughly 25 miles from the coastline where the Greenland ice sheet meets the sea. Small houses of vibrant colors date back to the ...

The melting of Greenland is accelerating, with an estimated loss of between 964 and 1735 gigatons of ice per year by 2100 in a scenario of high greenhouse gas emissions (SSP585), according to ...

Greenland is a unique place and the same goes for its cuisine, with a spotlight on wild protein such as reindeer, snow hare and seal. Now, a growing number of restaurants are shining a spotlight ...

NASA Earth Observatory In April, a team of scientists and engineers flew a jet above northern Greenland to test the capabilities of a radar instrument. About 150 miles east of Pituffik Space Base ...

Scientists and engineers took the radar image in April 2024 as they flew over northern Greenland aboard Nasa’s Gulfstream III jet. Abandoned in 1967, snow and ice have accumulated over the camp ...

"Project Iceworm" and Camp Century were both abandoned in 1967. NASA scientists have made a remarkable discovery in Greenland, uncovering an underground "city" buried 100 feet beneath the island's ...