New 3D maps of the Greenland Ice Sheet show how huge cracks in the ice that accelerate melting expanded between 2016 and 2021 ...

Greenland offers some of the most unique wildlife and nature experiences on Earth. For adventurers and nature lovers, this remote destination is a dream come true, promising encounters with rare ...

The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier surface and can thus accelerate its melting.

The vast landmass is melting quickly due to climate change, and may rapidly cause the complete loss of the island's ice.

Glaciers are huge white ice masses that can reflect a lot of sunlight. However, especially where the glaciers are not covered ...

Attention on Greenland's untapped mineral wealth heightened by frequent declarations by US president Donald Trump that he wants to buy the country.

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New research reveals that ice algae can store nutrients which may enable them to colonize more of the ice sheet, darkening and melting it.

The research is published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Greenland has been behind approximately 14mm of sea level rise since 1992. This is due to increased melting from the ice surface in ...