Arctic-power rivalry means Svalbard’s strategic importance is growing — but that can’t hide the Norwegian outpost’s identity ...

Mark Zuckerberg's $300 million superyacht didn't get a warm welcome when it arrived in Longyearbyen, a remote town in the ...

Experience the surreal phenomenon of the Midnight Sun in Svalbard, a remote Arctic town just 650 miles from the North Pole.

Wildlife watching and fossil hunting in Svalbard were just two of the activities at Clia’s inaugural expedition showcase ...

Walt passed the controller and VR headset to NSIDC data support specialist Mikala Beig, who ventured further into the app’s ...

Last winter, four second-hand Finnish ambulances were purchased by a non-profit organisation for deliveries to hospitals in ...

There is barely any human population or infrastructure in Svalbard. What is there is wildlife. Walruses, seals, reindeer and, of course, polar bears are a big draw for expedition sailings there. To ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has duplicates of over 1 million seed varieties from around the world. The vault's coordinator said it's part of a global gene bank — but it's not a "doomsday vault." ...

One of the fiber cables connecting the island of Svalbard to mainland Norway is suffering an outage. “Starting at 04:10 Friday 7 January 2022, one of the two connections on the Svalbard fiber has been ...

Polar bears roam the pack ice around the coastline of Svalbard. Tickets will shortly go on sale for two new Adventures by Disney cruises to Svalbard in 2023. Named the Arctic Expedition Cruise, the 10 ...