Discover why Greenland has become central to global geopolitics and the economy. This video explores Greenland’s unique ...

Ice, ironically, defines Greenland. Up to almost two miles thick in places, the ice that envelops the austerely beautiful island determines its ecology, its economy and its culture. What scientists ...

This story is part of the Grist series Unearthed: The Mining Issue, which examines the global race to extract critical minerals for the clean energy transition. It was supported by the Pulitzer Center ...

Researchers bundled in down jackets toiled around the clock in these snowy tunnels as a massive drill rig churned downward to extract core samples and the secrets they contain from the deepest ...

A new documentary is shedding light on a remarkable period in Earth’s history—one when large parts of Greenland, now buried ...

Norse ruins shiver in the shadow of the ice sheet in Greenland’s deep south. There, Ellen K. Frederiksen tends the nation’s oldest working sheep farm, Illunnguujuk. This overlooks a turquoise fjord ...

Explore South Greenland’s unique twist on hut-to-hut hiking, where trails connect scenic sheep farms and offer a blend of rugged landscapes and cultural traditions. Photograph by Peter Essick, Nat Geo ...

This story was produced by Grist and copublished with Wired. It was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Greenland’s massive cap of ice, containing enough fresh water to raise sea levels by 23 feet, is ...

Ancient Norse traditions and climate-savvy practices come together on Inuit sheep farms in southern Greenland. Wool-wrangler Ellen K. Frederiksen tells us about life in this fascinating part of the ...