Greenland is the largest island on our planet. What do we know about it To begin with, this is one of the Vikings' two ...

Explore South Greenland’s unique twist on hut-to-hut hiking, where trails connect scenic sheep farms and offer a blend of rugged landscapes and cultural traditions. Photograph by Peter Essick, Nat Geo ...

Vikings occupied Greenland from roughly 985 to 1450, farming and building communities before abandoning their settlements and mysteriously vanishing. Why they disappeared has long been a puzzle, but a ...

From Viking ruins to Filipino families, a small Catholic community brings new life to the Church’s oldest frontier. The parish church of Christ the King stands beneath the northern lights — a beacon ...

Most people know that Leif Eriksson and his band of Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in North America, centuries before Columbus. Some remember that they also settled Greenland, misled by ...

James Barrett, a professor of medieval and environmental archeology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's NTNU University Museum with replicas of the Lewis Chessmen, which were made ...

Most visitors rarely experience South Greenland beyond its iceberg-dotted fjords and rugged mountains. Cruise ships whisk away 90 percent of visitors after fleeting glimpses, according to Sarah ...