Mars rover lands on Greenland
The next Mars rover hasn’t quite left planet Earth; it’s being tested in Greenland first. From 3 May to 8 June, it will rove over the desolate landsca...
British man dies during Greenland expedition
A British comedy promoter and “Arctic virgin” lost his life on Sunday, shortly after he and two friends began a 644kms trek across Greenland’s i...
Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to take place in Kiruna
On 15 May 2013 the Arctic Council will hold its biennial Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna in the north of Sweden. Approximately 300 people – ministers, d...
Cairn Energy PLC was unprepared for Greenland offshore oil spill
A recent report of Cairn Energy PLC’s offshore oil drilling and exploration programme off the shores of western Greenland said the company great...
A third of Greenlandic residents want closer ties with Canada
Greenland’s new premier, Aleqa Hammond, made her first official trip to Denmark on 15 April. However, one in three people who live on this gigan...
Pirates headed for safe web ‘bay’ in Greenland
The notorious file sharing site The Pirate Bay tried changing its virtual domain to Greenland in a bid to thwart efforts to close it down. The overnig...
Greenland’s new government puts the brakes on more offshore drilling
The incoming government lead by Aleqa Hammond in Greenland will put the brakes on further offshore drilling for oil. Licences for 11 new blocks in Nor...
NASA begins 2013 survey of Greenland’s ice sheets
NASA has now started to collect this year’s research of the Earth’s polar ice sheets as part of their six-year survey.