Greenland has once again made headlines after US President-elect Donald Trump doubled down on his interest in purchasing or ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet’s fate is intricately tied to the global climate crisis. Melting ice contributes to rising sea levels ...

Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places ...

Arctic shipping routes and burgeoning mining opportunities may be part of Greenland’s appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet is a crucial bellwether for monitoring climate change. It holds around 8% of the planet's freshwater ...

Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with self-government and its own ...

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But perhaps the most important minerals in the island are the rare earth elements, such as cerium and lanthanum. Greenland is ...

Greenland's vast ice sheet and untapped resources are central to global climate, geopolitics, and economic interests. As ...

Trump has called Greenland essential for U.S. "national security purposes" and hinted at using military or economic pressure ...

Between 2010 and 2023, the Greenland Ice Sheet thinned by 1.2 metres on average. However, thinning across the ice sheet's margin (the ablation zone) was over five times larger, amounting to 6.4 ...

Academics from Northumbria University are part of an international research team which has used data from satellites to track changes in the thickness of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Global warming is ...