Greenland — the world’s largest island — holds a captivating blend of history, natural wonders, and the Arctic allure. The Inuit people, also found in Alaska and Canada, migrated to Greenland in the 13th Century, and today, they make up about 90 percent of the inhabitants there. They are fascinating people with a distinct language ...
Far from the hustle and bustle of the urban centers, the remote area of the Arctic has birthed a unique and inspiring musical tapestry. Their music draws from its awe-inspiring surroundings and the creativity of its people. The northern music also resonates with the resilient spirits of those who call this region home. If you’re ...
Where are the safest countries to live in the world? This question is probably something you don’t ponder on too much, but if World War 3 was to break out, where would you feel safe? Or, for that matter, how safe would you be in your home country or hometown if things turned hot and ...
White is the lightest color and according to physics, white light comprises all hues on the visible light spectrum. As a landscape, one might think of soft white snow, ice, sand, or salt. In buildings, white may be chosen in the design to reflect the sun’s heat or to brighten up a space. But white ...
New research shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet are comparable to rivers in industrial China, an unexpected finding that is raising questions about the effects of glacial melting in an area that is a major exporter of seafood. Jon Hawkings, a postdoctoral researcher ...
Many people are unaware that sand is the second-largest resource extracted and traded by humans, just behind water. The overconsumption and mindless extraction of this resource are creating a crisis. Sand crisis in the making A UN report released in May this year warns that large-scale sand extraction from rivers has increased pollution, lowered water ...
When President Donald Trump recently proposed buying Greenland from Denmark, it was with a view to secure America’s future. The island is host to the Thule Air Base, a key military asset of the U.S. near the Arctic. Thule Air Base The base is located about 947 miles from the North Pole and provides 240 ...
After U.S. President Donald Trump indicated that he would like to buy Greenland from Denmark, there has been a surge of American interest in exploring the region. The country has the lowest population density of any country in the world at just 0.03 people per square kilometer. Tourism boom? America is one of the biggest ...
An ice sheet in Greenland is the second largest in the world. With an area of 660,000 square miles, the sheet covers about 80 percent of the island and is over 1.2 miles thick. Though we have known for some time that the ice sheet in Greenland has been melting, new research suggests that the ...
A survey of ice in Greenland has uncovered evidence suggesting a kilometer-wide iron asteroid slammed into that island, perhaps as recently as 12,000 years ago during the end of the Pleistocene. The resulting 19-mile-wide impact crater has remained hidden under a half-mile-thick ice sheet until now. It recently was exposed by an ultra-wideband chirp radar ...
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