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 ...

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 ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

The Arctic outpost meant to safeguard humanity’s future is now ground zero for a host of issues linked to climate change. Reading time 4 minutes The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault - the biggest backup seed storage facility in the world — received this week over 31,000 new seed samples from 23 countries, including Palestine and Sudan. The 119 boxes ...

The Arctic island group of Svalbard is not supposed to be used for warlike purposes such as military bases, but[...] ...

Polar bears in Svalbard have stayed in good physical condition despite rapid loss of their sea ice habitat due to climate change, a study has found. Scientists behind the study said they would have ...

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