The ink-dark seas were glassy and the conditions mild in one of the most rapidly warming environments on Earth. Here live the ...

Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for ...

The Americans have the Pituffik Space Base (pronounced Bee-doo-FEEK) in northwestern Greenland. Its 150 personnel run missile ...

Icebreakers are essential for navigating Greenland's icy seas, but the U.S. faces a challenge with its limited fleet.

Greenland is central to US Space Force strategies for orbital dominance. Laws and treaties designed to maintain the peace in space are looking increasingly outdated.

President Trump conceded the U.S. may not end up taking over Greenland, but said he's "getting everything" he wanted out of the Danish territory.

Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf lies one of the least measured oceans on Earth—a vast, dark cavity roughly twice the volume of the North Sea.

Trump's announcement of a 'framework of a future deal' marks a shift after weeks of threats from the United States. Here's ...

Listen to Paul Bierman, an expert on Greenland’s ice, talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the history of the island ...

Nations worldwide maintain territories for strategic and military purposes, often remnants of colonial empires.

US President Donald Trump has announced there is a "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland". The statement came ...

President Trump's statement Wednesday that Greenland is a core national security interest puts a focus on the existing U.S.