Greenland Minerals Push: Dalaroo Metals is mobilising for an expanded 2026 exploration at its Blue Lagoon critical minerals project in southern Greenland, following 2025 results that flagged a 2.7-kilometre mineralised corridor with zirconium, hafnium and rare-earth oxides; the new program will combine mapping, sampling, auger drilling and Ground Penetrating Radar onshore plus nearshore geochemistry and seabed grabs offshore. Arctic Science Saved: The U.S. National Science Foundation has reversed plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative, including arrays off Greenland, after bipartisan backlash, pledging to keep operating and even return some removed equipment. Geopolitics Meets Fast Food: A Trump-appointed Arctic official, Thomas Dans, is again in the spotlight for pitching Greenland takeover logic tied to “all-you-can-eat shrimp” at Red Lobster, drawing fresh diplomatic and public pushback. Polar Tech & Logistics: Copenhagen deep-tech startup Acodyne raised €2.5M pre-seed to scale autonomous eVTOL cargo aircraft for heavy-lift defence and offshore logistics—an approach that could matter for remote Arctic operations. Arctic Nature Spotlight: A new explainer on narwhals—“unicorns of the sea”—covers how their tusks are actually enlarged teeth and what research suggests they do.