Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three times a year, a fortress within the remote mountainside of a Norwegian island opens its doors to a select few. Such ...

A potentially explosive political tussle is playing out on the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. And some fear the ...

New, non-native plant species are constantly being found in Svalbard, and researchers are working to ascertain what threat these species pose to the native plants. So far, the Arctic has managed to ...

A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time—and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years. The study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world's most extreme airports, Norway's Svalbard Airport, is at risk of disappearing. The world's northernmost airport ...

In the Arctic, where the reliable supply of energy can mean the difference between life and death, one community is leading the way in one of the planet's most unique renewable energy transitions. For ...

Svalbard is one of the most remote, dramatic, and extreme destinations on Earth — a place defined by polar bears, glaciers, Arctic silence, 24‑hour darkness, 24‑hour sunlight, and a rugged beauty that ...

SVALBARD, Norway — The cruise company’s promotional video starts with a loop of Arctic nature at its most awe-inspiring: a surfacing whale, a lumbering walrus and a polar bear shrouded in mist. It ...

A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic. This week Norway’s Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether Latvian trawlers are able ...

Three times a year, a fortress within the remote mountainside of a Norwegian island opens its doors to a select few. Such infrequency is intentional. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserves more than ...