Critical Minerals & Greenland Industry: Critical Metals Corp launched a strategic review to speed up development of its Tanbreez heavy rare-earth project in southern Greenland, exploring options like asset sales, spin-offs, or joint ventures as Western governments push non-China supply chains. Greenland in NATO Crosshairs: At the Ankara NATO summit, Trump renewed demands that Greenland “be controlled by the United States,” while Denmark’s PM said the country is ready to defend “every inch” of its territory—keeping Greenland’s security role tied to wider alliance tensions. Arctic Climate Signals: A new study warns the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could already be committed to collapse, with Greenland meltwater a key driver, raising stakes for North Atlantic climate impacts. Marine Research Funding: The U.S. Senate’s “Saving the OOI Act” helped stop a plan to dismantle an ocean monitoring network that includes an Irminger Sea site near Greenland, preserving data used for marine heat and sea-level research. Wildlife & Parasites: Research on North Atlantic birds and fish in Greenland suggests migratory routes may not spread parasites as far as scientists expected, reshaping assumptions about how climate and movement affect biodiversity. Ocean Expedition: A Canadian-led expedition using WHOI submersibles captured the first close-up images of Shackleton’s last ship, Quest, in the Labrador Sea, revealing corals and fish around the wreck.