Continuously hotter summers and less sea ice are remaking the Arctic. Some researchers wonder what opportunities might appear ...

Svalbard embraces a Scandi charm and aesthetic ... Yes, although, of course, there are seasons. From January to June, it is the high season. It’s expeditions in the winter.

Entering service in Svalbard in June 2023, MV Vikingfjord is the new expedition cruise ship from polar experts Secret Atlas. One of the greenest small expedition ships in the world, the ...

The only other known case of rabies in a sea mammal was in a ringed seal in Norway's Svalbard islands in the early 1980s.

However, three out of the four seals tested positive for rabies, and since then, that number only seems to be climbing. In July, the Guardian reported that the number had reached nine, while the ...

Hurtigruten's Svalbard Line offers an unforgettable summer cruise of Norway's coastline and the High Arctic. Here's what to ...

Every May and June, when the ice retreats and the tundra clears of snow, upwards of three million birds flock to Svalbard. They're vast in number but not variety. Only about 28 species are ...

Professor Marc Lanteigne visiting the Yellow River research station in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Photo: (Thomas Nilsen/The Independent Barents Observer) China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to ...

Goods to Russian settlements in Svalbard were normally delivered from Murmansk to Tromso by trucks via Storskog checkpoint and then to Barentsburg by sea STOCKHOLM, June 28. /TASS/. Norway refused ...

A YouTuber who visited a remote Arctic town where the sun doesn't set all summer has revealed why the locals are told to arm themselves. Ben Morris has a dedicated travel channel that boasts ...

The difficulties of the Svalbard seed repository illustrate why we need to prevent climate disaster rather than plan for it ...

A SECLUDED island nestled in the Arctic Ocean is the home to a dangerous apex predator and a “Doomsday” vault. Boasting ...