Svalbard reindeer live in a place so remote they have actually evolved to become a subspecies. But that remoteness isn't ...

Svalbard reindeer live in a place so remote they have actually evolved to become a subspecies. But that remoteness isn’t enough to protect them from contaminants from the industrial world.

The Svalbard Treaty promotes peaceful cooperation and responsible access in this Arctic region. By joining the treaty, the UAE builds on its existing engagement in the Antarctic Treaty System and ...

Researchers have long known that heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants such as DDT concentrate in the Arctic, in top predator animals like ...

Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago located in the far Northern Hemisphere of Earth, midway between mainland Norway and the ...

A new evaluation concludes that the nature restoration following coal mining in the Svalbard archipelago in the High Arctic ...

As Arctic ice shrinks and human marine activity increases, sound-sensitive marine life face a noisier environment.

When a 5,000-pound marine mammal capsized his kayak in Svalbard, 74-year-old Ralph Spitzen had to rely on a decades-old ...

The UAE has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, following Federal Decree No. 125 of 2025. This step strengthens the country's role in polar science ...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, in a move said to strengthen the country’s role in Arctic science.