To understand the world, and to a large extent the behavior of nations, you need to look at a map — which is why Donald Trump ...

The president-elect said he covets Greenland for its size. He could be misinterpreting it based on well-known mapping ...

Greenland makes up about 25% of the Arctic region's total land area. It is the largest island in the Arctic and plays a ...

Beneath Greenland's massive ice sheets is a land that's been hidden for millions of years, never before seen by humans. Today we're exploring the geography lost under the glaciers of Greenland!

The U.S. president-elect has referred vaguely to “national security purposes” in explaining his fixation with owning the ...

Why is Greenland important for the US? When did the US last buy territories, and what efforts has it made in the past to acquire Greenland? We explain in three points.

The president-elect's undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even ...

The president-elect called it an "absolute necessity." President-elect Donald Trump is again floating his interest in U.S. ownership of Greenland, prompting the leader of the island territory to ...

Greenland is rich in valuable minerals, including rare earth metals, precious metals, precious stones, coal, graphite, and uranium, but its geography and climate makes commercially viable mining ...