Greenland and Denmark submit continental shelf claim
Denmark and Greenland have handed the United Nations documents to support their claim to the disputed continental shelf.
Greenland sees hottest May temperatures on record
Greenland has recorded its hottest May temperatures since records began, as the mercury hit 24.8°C (76.6°F) on the southern coast.
Denmark calls for Cairn to reduce Greenland drill chemicals
Danish environmental bodies are demanding that oil exploration firm Cairn Energy reduces its use of a hazardous substance used in drilling off the Gre...
Ancient methane being released by Arctic melt
Scientists have reported finding thousands of sites in Greenland and Alaska where ancient methane gas is bubbling into the atmosphere, possibly with g...
Study: Greenland glaciers moving slower than thought
New research looking into the speed at which Greenland’s glaciers are slipping into the ocean suggests that previously predicted rises in sea-levels a...
Greenland seal hunters protest against Danish shop refusal
A group of seal hunters from Greenland has staged a protest outside Le Magasin department store in Copenhagen after it announced that it will stop sel...
Honest Greenland tourism website up for international award
Greenland’s national tourism website has been nominated for a Webby Award, the online community’s equivalent of an Oscar.
Cairn to keep Greenland and look elsewhere
Cairn Energy has vowed to continue drilling for oil off Greenland, but says it will try to rebalance the risk by acquiring new, safer assets elsewhere...