Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...

To better understand glaciers in Svalbard and beyond, we used an AI model to analyse millions of satellite images from ...

Melting Arctic permafrost is creating ongoing challenges for communities across the North, and a new study is shedding light ...

Svalbard, an archipelago near the northeast coast of Greenland ... Given the number of satellite images available nowadays, ...

For the first time in 49 days, people in northern Norway’s largest city might have needed a pair of sunglasses. Tromsø, ...

Bear Island's Unique and Changing Ecosystem Bear Island, part of the Svalbard archipelago, is home to foxes, seals, and seabirds. Though polar bears were once spotted there, they are rare.

The Svalbard Treaty (originally the Spitsbergen Treaty) recognises the sovereignty of Norway over the archipelago which is located halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole. The waters in ...

The isolated land mass, also known as Bjørnøya, is located in Norway's Svalbard archipelago and is surrounded by highly radioactive waters that may endanger local wildlife — which, ironically ...

The event, taking place from July 16-20, 2025, will be held in Longyearbyen, in the Svalbard archipelago. The destination is one of the primary starting points for Arctic expedition departures.

Tens of thousands of drivers journey north and south on Interstate 25 every day, but cougars, bears and elk also have places to go, and the interstate often blocks their path. I-25 is a barrier to ...

Environment Canada has ended the winter weather advisory for areas east of Toronto that called for up to 10 centimetres of snow overnight. The advisory ended early Saturday morning for areas ...