Greenland | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/greenland/RSS feed for GreenlandenFri, 01 Aug 2025 18:04:04 +000024 Billion Gallons of Water Burst Through Greenland's Ice Sheet From a Hidden Lake in 2014. Scientists Just Pieced Together What Happenedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/24-billion-gallons-of-water-burst-through-greenlands-ice-sheet-from-a-hidden-lake-in-2014-scientists-just-pieced-together-what-happened-180987085/A new study suggests ice sheet meltwater doesn’t always move downward—sometimes, it can eruptFri, 01 Aug 2025 18:04:04 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/24-billion-gallons-of-water-burst-through-greenlands-ice-sheet-from-a-hidden-lake-in-2014-scientists-just-pieced-together-what-happened-180987085/Greenland Sled Dog DNA Reveals a Story of Human Migration and Ancestry of the Unique Breedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/greenland-sled-dog-dna-reveals-a-story-of-human-migration-and-ancestry-of-the-unique-breed-180986975/Researchers analyzed ancient and modern genetic samples of the Greenlandic Qimmit breed to shed light on the long relationship between the Inuit and their dogs in the ArcticMon, 14 Jul 2025 17:06:56 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/greenland-sled-dog-dna-reveals-a-story-of-human-migration-and-ancestry-of-the-unique-breed-180986975/Nine Ways to Experience Greenland's Unique Culture and Icy Landscapeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-ways-to-experience-greenlands-unique-culture-and-icy-landscapes-180986647/The first-ever direct flights from the United States to Greenland will give tourists easier access to the island’s history, culture and natural wondersWed, 21 May 2025 15:07:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/nine-ways-to-experience-greenlands-unique-culture-and-icy-landscapes-180986647/The Shipwrecks From John Franklin's Doomed Arctic Expedition Were Exactly Where the Inuit Said They Would Behttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shipwrecks-from-john-franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-were-exactly-where-the-inuit-said-they-would-be-180986627/In May 1845, 129 British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror." None returnedMon, 19 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shipwrecks-from-john-franklins-doomed-arctic-expedition-were-exactly-where-the-inuit-said-they-would-be-180986627/Tiny Quakes Discovered Deep Within Greenland's Ice Sheet Could Change Sea-Level Rise Predictions, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tiny-quakes-discovered-deep-within-greenlands-ice-sheet-could-change-sea-level-predictions-study-suggests-180986058/While scientists once thought Greenland's ice streams flowed slowly and uniformly, new research reveals a quake-driven "stick-slip" motion that's linked to volcanic activity thousands of years agoTue, 18 Feb 2025 17:02:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tiny-quakes-discovered-deep-within-greenlands-ice-sheet-could-change-sea-level-predictions-study-suggests-180986058/Eight Natural Phenomena Worth Traveling for in 2025https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-natural-phenomena-worth-traveling-for-in-2025-180985898/You won’t regret experiencing bioluminescence, swimming with sperm whales or witnessing the rush of a horizontal waterfallMon, 27 Jan 2025 17:15:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/eight-natural-phenomena-worth-traveling-for-in-2025-180985898/As Greenland’s Ice Sheet Melts, an Island Town Riseshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/as-greenlands-ice-sheet-melts-an-island-town-rises-180985514/Geologists are working with local communities to determine how residents can adapt as the area's sea level, in effect, goes downTue, 03 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/as-greenlands-ice-sheet-melts-an-island-town-rises-180985514/NASA Radar Detects Abandoned Site of Secret Cold War Project in Greenland—a 'City Under the Ice'https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-radar-detects-abandoned-site-of-secret-cold-war-project-in-greenland-a-city-under-the-ice-180985550/Camp Century was built in 1959 and advertised as a U.S. research site—but it also hosted a clandestine missile facilityMon, 02 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nasa-radar-detects-abandoned-site-of-secret-cold-war-project-in-greenland-a-city-under-the-ice-180985550/The Odd Arctic Military Projects Spawned by the Cold Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-odd-arctic-military-projects-spawned-by-the-cold-war-180985067/Many offbeat research efforts were doomed to fail, from atomic subways to a city under the ice.Thu, 19 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-odd-arctic-military-projects-spawned-by-the-cold-war-180985067/A Mysterious Seismic Signal Lasted Nine Days Last Year. It Was a Mega-Tsunami Caused by Climate Change, Researchers Sayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-seismic-signal-lasted-nine-days-last-year-it-was-a-mega-tsunami-caused-by-climate-change-researchers-say-180985073/A melting glacier caused a mountain in Greenland to collapse into a narrow fjord, setting off an oscillating wave that rattled seismic detectors around the worldMon, 16 Sep 2024 17:45:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-mysterious-seismic-signal-lasted-nine-days-last-year-it-was-a-mega-tsunami-caused-by-climate-change-researchers-say-180985073/