To get around this distortion, other map-makers have come up with different compromises. A projection named after the geographer Arthur Robinson curves the longitudes but keeps the latitudes straight ...

Greenland has become the unwitting focus of world attention as president Donald trump seeks to grab control of the huge ...

At some point in his life, Donald Trump looked at a world map and saw something he wants – something that, as president of the US, he now says he will take “one way or the other.” It’s Greenland, an ...

Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give ...

Arctic military operations against a hostile population: a Vietnam or Afghanistan in the snow and ice. Perhaps some wily diplomat will just show Trump a world map without the Mercator projection, or ...

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colo., recently announced Arctic Sea ice reached its maximum extent ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in March 2025, marking the lowest extent in the 47-year satellite record. The shrinking sea ice, attributed to rising global temperatures from burning fossil ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new study. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Arctic sea ice reached its lowest peak in the 47-year satellite record, measuring 14.33 million km 2 on March 22, 2025. This decline is part of a long-term trend ...

Focus on the Arctic's strategic importance for mining, shipping and security has increased sharply because of repeated statements by Trump that he wants to acquire Greenland. He has not ruled out ...