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This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center . This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs . Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. Five and a half trillion tons. That’s how much…

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PARIS (AP) — Interpol said Tuesday it was removing a most-wanted designation for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson, who is sought by Japan over an encounter with a whaling ship and who was jailed for several months last year in Greenland. Watson, 74, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd…

In the harsh Arctic climate, sled dogs are invaluable for transportation across the snow- and ice-bound landscape. Descended from a common ancestor, sled breeds include the Alaskan malamute, Siberian husky, and Samoyed. Unlike these breeds, Qimmit (the plural of Qimmeq) have pulled sleds in the same location for the same…

M y mother’s paternal grandmother, Maaliaana, was born in Kangaamiut, in western Kalaallit Nunaat, sometime in the beginning of the 1900s. (Kalaallit Nunaat is an endonym for my motherland; Greenland is what the international community generally calls it.) She was the product of a one-night stand with a British whaler,…

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The Qimmeq (Greenland sled dog) has worked continuously with the Inuit in Greenland for more than 800 years. However, they now face drastic population declines caused by climate change, urbanization, and competition from snowmobiles. This study sequenced ...Read More

Kwiyeon Ha Tourists on a whale watching boat tour take photos at sea near Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kwiyeon Ha) NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for…

My conversations with young Greenlanders showed me that they are interested in a deal with the U.S. The post How 24 Hours in a Remote Greenland Village Showed Me Its American Spirit appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a freelance writer specialising in Energy and Finance. She has a Master’s in International Development from the University of Birmingham, UK. More Info Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock - Jun 29, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT Greenland, despite possessing vast mineral reserves and past ambitions from…