The Arctic ice still harbors some sanctuaries. Among them, the "Last Ice Area" seemed to resist the upheavals of climate ...

In 2019, the Canadian government designated a portion of the LIA, located north of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago as the ...

That same year, Norwegian authorities said a polar bear was shot and killed after it attacked and injured a guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar ...

A file photo of sun setting over sea ice in the Victoria Strait along the Northwest Passage in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago. A new study suggests an ice-free Arctic could occur sooner than ...

A large plot of private land in Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago may soon be sold for about €300 million ($330 million), but the deal has raised concerns in Oslo over national security.

Continuing to the south of Victoria Island, the Gjøa clears the Arctic Archipelago on this date but has to stop for the winter before going on to Nome on Alaska Territory's Pacific coast.

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. Svalbard is a Norwegian archipelago high above the Arctic Circle — isolated and far away. It’s home to a vault that aims to be the ...

Deep inside the Arctic circle, the archipelago of Svalbard is one of the fastest warming places on Earth. Yet for most of its history, it has depended on coal for energy and jobs. BBC Click ...

Oslo’s centre-left government informed the owners of the Søre Fagerfjord property on the Arctic archipelago that they could sell it only with the approval of the Norwegian state after they ...

SVALBARD, Norway—Nestled high above the Arctic Circle, the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard is home to hundreds of polar bears and boasts prime views of the Northern Lights. Now the territory ...