A polar bear devours a sperm whale on the ice of Svalbard, a scene that reveals how Arctic wildlife is struggling to survive ...

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago by the North Pole, is one of the world's few visa-free zones. But residents who can't support themselves or find housing can be expelled by the governor. Insider ...

Visiting Svalbard in June also allows travelers to avoid the busier month of July, which marks the height of the Svalbard ...

On a clear day, the approach to Longyearbyen Airport on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard leaves a stunning first impression. The vast expanse of glistening glaciers stretch out to the horizon, ...

While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore ...

The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid that humanity bet its future on the place. Since 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault—set deep in frozen soil known as permafrost—has accepted ...

The quiet archipelago of Svalbard has ice-capped mountains and rows of little homes as far as the eye can see. It is also at the center of geopolitical tensions between Norway and Russia. The Søre ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As the Arctic warms, concern for the plight of Santa’s favorite sleigh pullers is ...

Pyramiden is an abandoned Russian mining town located on a remote island in the Arctic. Thanks to its extreme climate, the town looks eerily similar to how it did when it closed in 1998. Pyramiden now ...

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Arctic, from the whole concept of the North Pole, to the number of penguins who ...

COPENHAGEN — A polar bear attacked a camping site and killed a foreign national in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands on Friday, authorities said, adding that the animal was killed. The man was taken to ...