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Greenland's Inuit culture faces modern world amid…
For thousands of years, Greenland's Inuit people survived the world’s harshest conditions while living off whales, seals, polar bears, fish and caribou. Greenland's isolated indigenous culture, long dominated by ruling Denmark, finds itself...

Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s Not the Scariest Part
A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t see coming. Credit: Shutterstock A major shift is unfolding in the waters around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered...

Scientists find a 'dangerous feedback loop' as sea ice…
It's about as remote as it gets, yet what happens in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica impacts all of us. And what's going on down there? Over the past few years, researchers have discovered dramatic and "unexpected" shifts in the Southern Ocean,...

Scientists want to use giant PARACHUTES to stop the Gulf Stream collapsing - in controversial geoengineering experiment to combat global warming
As climate change disrupts the planet, experts are worried that a key ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) may collapse. This current is responsible for driving the Gulf Stream and bringing warm water from...

Science CNN He’s searching for a human-made problem in areas largely untouched by humans. Answers are just emerging
Crouched low in one of the coldest, remotest places on Earth, polar explorer Alan Chambers searched for an invisible threat. Traveling with fellow former Royal Marine Dave Thomas, he had spent two long months skiing 715 miles (1,151 kilometers) —...

Science BGR Scientists finally know what caused the Atlantic Warming Hole
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, BGR may receive an affiliate commission. For years, scientists were puzzled by a strange part of the ocean just south of Greenland that didn’t behave like...

Scientists finally know what caused the Atlantic Warming Hole
For years, scientists were puzzled by a strange part of the ocean just south of Greenland that didn’t behave like the rest of the planet. While ocean temperatures across the globe have climbed steadily, this region, nicknamed the Atlantic Warming...

Greenland, Once a Distant Destination, Gets a Little Closer to the U.S.
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland, the sparsely populated island coveted by President Donald Trump, is less than 1,500 miles from the northern tip of Maine. Yet getting here has never been easy, and few Americans have made the trip. But that is...

‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland
Russell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice. Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow recording...

Climate scientist warns Earth is approaching tipping points that could reshape the planet
Human-driven warming has pushed multiple Earth systems dangerously close to irreversible tipping points, but social and technological momentum could still steer the planet toward recovery. Jonathan Watts reports for The Guardian. In short: Timothy...
From riding tech wave to kayaking the globe
The remarkable journey of John Traendly John Traendly at Lake Lanier Olympic Park. The technology of moving products by air, land and sea put John Traendly’s analytical mind and enterprising spirit on a career journey spanning the world for more...

Greenland stages ‘an elegant protest’ against Trump in Washington
A drum beats in the thick Washington heat. It’s 6.30pm on a weekday night, and guests are sweltering in the living room of the Danish ambassador’s residence near Georgetown. Musicians clad in brightly coloured capes, feathers and seal skin sway as...

Scientists issue alarming prediction after studying strange Arctic heat wave: 'Helps determine the weather patterns that we get'
Scientific studies reveal the interconnectedness of different regions of the planet. by Alyssa OchsJune 27, 2025 Greenland and Iceland experienced a record heat wave in May. Experts are concerned and have warned about the impacts of this rare...
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Cause of mysterious pulse coming from space finally revealed by scientists after a year of investigating
Scientists have finally found out what was causing strange pulse admissions to Earth from outer space. After one whole year of investigating its cause, researchers can finally say that they now know what caused very loud transmissions to our...

Scientists issue warning after heat wave in one of world's coldest places: 'Steroids for weather'
Multiple records were broken. by Robert CrowJune 26, 2025 Even in some of the world's coldest places, the warming climate is leading to record-setting heat waves. What's happening? Across Iceland and Greenland — two areas not exactly known for...

Trump is using the 'Madman Theory' to try to change the world (and it's working)
ShareSave Asked last month whether he was planning to join Israel in attacking Iran, US President Donald Trump said "I may do it. I may not do it. Nobody knows what I'm going to do". He let the world believe he had agreed a two-week pause to allow...

Greenland plays football all day and night in 24-hour sunlight. Now they need someone to face
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 to and from and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife...

Smarter Science: Staying One Step Ahead of the Next Pandemic
By Andrew Dunne As the world woke up to a global pandemic in early 2020, a new EU-funded research initiative was just getting underway – the Versatile Emerging Infectious Diseases Observatory (VEO). The researchers involved in this timely...

These researchers want to turn CO2 into stone
We have to go back 55 million years. That was when Greenland and Norway began to drift apart, causing the Atlantic Ocean to open up. The Earth's crust between them became thinner and thinner, and enormous amounts of lava poured forth. At the same...