The Arctic is under threat from plastic litter pollution, new report shows
Plastic pollution in general – and in the world’s oceans in particular – has emerged as a major environmental problem, and is now acknowledged as a th...
Third Pole glacier melt impacts ~20-25% of Earth’s population
Glaciers are important to life on earth. It is as simple as that. They are critical freshwater resources and they also impact sea level, surrounding a...
Seal-tourism: On Canadian ice with the baby harps
Whale watching is a well known part of High North tourism, where thousands sail out each year from various ports in the North Atlantic hoping to see t...
Students on Ice – Youth exploring the challenges facing the arctic (videos)
Three Greenlandic students are among only 120 students from around the world currently exploring the Arctic with Students on Ice as part of an educati...
The Living in Copenhagen Diary: entry number one
The first in a new series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
Cairn comes up empty-handed again
Cairn Energy has yet again failed to find oil or gas at its wells in Greenland. The Scottish exploration company’s shares fell one percent on the anno...
Chinese land grab in Iceland causing military fears in Canada
Iceland’s foreign minister this morning described Canadian fears that Huang Nubo’s hoped-for land purchase in Iceland is part of a wider C...
Cairn finally scores in Greenland
British drilling firm Cairn Energy has seen its share prices increase after finally finding evidence of oil in one of its controversial Greenland well...