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When Nazi Germany began its occupation of Denmark in April 1940, Greenland suddenly found itself cut off from its colonial power and thrust into the centre of North Atlantic wartime strategy. The US took control of Greenland temporarily, establishing bases and defence perimeters there to prevent Germany from using the…

Donald Trump’s concern about the strategic positioning of Greenland is rational. But the way the US president has approached the issue is not – and could still rupture Nato and cause enduring harm to North Atlantic political and economic relations. The question for those attending the World Economic Forum in…

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

Weather services of UK, Ireland and Netherlands chose list of 21 names from 50,000 suggestions by the public

Rising temperatures in the North Atlantic are slowing vital currents, but a new process in the Arctic could save the day, scientists say.

The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions with ships in its waters

Kerry McCauley is a ferry pilot, flying brand-new light aircraft solo across the North Atlantic to the buyers

Since the end of the cold war, the relevance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) has regularly been questioned, even by its most prominent leaders. Its members, therefore, find it necessary to remind each other and the world of its value from time to time.

Experts say North Atlantic right whales need to have 50 calves per season to start recovering. This year they produced just 11.