$700 billion for Greenland? Here’s what we know about selling price of Arctic nation

The United States could have to pay as much as $700 billion, or about Rs 58.1 lakh crore, if it were to achieve President Donald Trump’s goal of buying Greenland, according to three people familiar with the cost estimate.The estimate was generated by scholars and former US officials as part of planning around Trump’s aspiration […]

‘Will boost military presence’: Denmark hits back at US’ Greenland threat; to beef up Arctic defences

Denmark has said it will strengthen its military presence in Greenland and work with NATO allies to increase activity in the Arctic, responding to criticism from the United States that Copenhagen has neglected the defence of the strategically important territory.“We will continue to strengthen our military presence in Greenland, but we will also have an […]

‘Working to boost Arctic security’: Nato chief amid US Greenland threat; Donald Trump claims credit for it too

Nato on Monday sought to project unity on Arctic security even as the alliance grapples with a fresh shock from Washington, as the US President Donald Trump has openly floated taking control of Greenland. Nato chief Mark Rutte said the bloc was working on concrete steps to strengthen Arctic defences amid rising Russian and Chinese […]

After Venezuela, is Greenland next target? Trump’s remarks spark unease in the Arctic

The US bombardment of Venezuela and the capture of its president, Nicolás Maduro, has sent fresh shockwaves far beyond Latin America — all the way to Greenland — where Donald Trump’s latest remarks are being read as an ominous signal of what could come next.Trump, in Florida, said, “We need Greenland for national security, not […]

River in northern Alaska turns orange due to rising heavy metal pollution | World News

A river in northern Alaska made the scientific community focus on it recently after parts of its waterway had changed their colour dramatically, a fact that led to the establishment that the source was beneath the ground, not just a temporary surface change. The change in colour has been connected to the fact that the […]

30,000 fossils uncovered in the Arctic show how oceans came back to life after the ‘Great Dying’ |

A remarkable fossil discovery on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago has unveiled the oldest known oceanic reptile ecosystem from the Age of Dinosaurs. More than 30,000 fossils, including teeth, bones, and coprolites, have been recovered, representing a diverse array of marine reptiles, amphibians, bony fish, and sharks that thrived around 249 […]

Denmark to host meeting on Arctic security

Representative Image (AI-generated) The leaders of Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway will meet Monday for talks on Arctic security, Denmark’s government said, as US President Donald Trump‘s vies to gain control of Greenland.Trump has repeatedly said the US needs the strategically-located resource-rich Arctic island for security reasons, and has refused to rule […]