Philip Greenland is a physician and cardiovascular epidemiologist whose research concerns the prevention of cardiovascular disease and the assessment of coronary artery disease risk. He is the Harry W. Dingman Professor of Cardiology and a professor...
The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), also known as the grey shark or gurry shark, is a large shark of the family Somniosidae ("sleeper sharks"), closely related to the Pacific and southern sleeper sharks. Inhabiting the North Atlantic and...
A diplomatic crisis began in 2025 when the United States, under the second presidency of Donald Trump, sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm—a treaty ally of the United States and co-member of NATO, and a member of...
The United States has discussed obtaining Greenland from Denmark since the 19th century. There were talks within the US federal government about purchasing Greenland in 1867, advocated by Secretary of State William H. Seward, and again in 1910....
A coronary CT calcium scan, also known as coronary artery calcium (CAC) test, is a computed tomography (CT) scan of the heart for the assessment of severity of coronary artery disease. Specifically, it looks for calcium deposits in atherosclerotic...
The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (abbreviated MESA) is an ongoing medical study which aims to investigate the characteristics of subclinical atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular diseases, and to determine risk factors for its...
Colin Greenland (born 17 May 1954) is a British science fiction writer, whose first story won the second prize in a 1982 Faber & Faber competition. His best-known novel is Take Back Plenty (1990), winner of both major British science fiction awards,...
Shannon Island (Danish: Shannon Ø) is a large island in Northeast Greenland National Park in eastern Greenland, to the east of Hochstetter Foreland, with an area of 1,258.5 km2 (485.9 sq mi). It was named by Douglas Charles Clavering on his 1823...
Greenland does not have an organized Jewish community. Out of a population of 56,789 people in 2024, there was only one Jew. However, Jews have lived there temporarily, among them Danish Jewish soldiers, American Jewish soldiers, Israeli Navy...
Being part of the Kingdom of Denmark, the foreign relations of Greenland are handled in cooperation between the government of Denmark and the government of Greenland. Unlike Denmark proper, Greenland is not part of the European Union (EU). The...
