Have you ever wondered why Greenland and Iceland have such contrasting names, especially when the actual landscapes of these countries are so different from what their names suggest? Explore the ...

A study published on July 10 in the journal Science maps the path of Greenland sled dogs from their ancient origins to the present day. Researchers sequenced the genomes of 92 dogs from regions of ...

Strings of radars stretching across Canada were built to give early warnings of Soviet bombers coming over the Arctic. The ...

The village of Innaarsuit is located on an island in northwestern Greenland. Officials with Avannaata, a municipal district ...

Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...

Rocks on Iceland beaches confirm the Late Antique Little Ice Age, caused by volcanic eruptions, precipitated the fall of the Roman Empire.

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

A small settlement in Greenland is holding its collective breath as an iceberg of titanic proportions drifts dangerously ...

Everyone seems to agree that ISIS is digging up and selling archaeological artifacts to make money. But no one seems to agree on how much money it’s actually making from its illegal antiquities trade: ...

The histories of sled dogs and humans in the Arctic have been intricately linked for thousands of years, so it is no surprise ...

Centuries-old DNA has confirmed that Greenland ’s sledge dog Qimmit is the oldest yet known domesticated dog breed, a ...

Using the DNA from both modern dogs and ones found at archaeological sites, researchers have been able to explore the longest ...