Europe experienced its hottest year on record in 2024, marked by deadly floods, prolonged heatwaves, and unprecedented ...

For the 62-year-old Philips, this late-career opportunity came out of the blue. He was guiding a ski tour on Svalbard. One of the participants, Chun Wang, was interested in talking about space. It ...

Best places to see the northern lights around the world – and when to visit - Where to go – and when – for a glimpse of the ...

Artists and scientists will be taking part on a research expedition on a boat ...

Norway’s general fire ban comes into effect, debate on whether Norway should continue coal mining on Svalbard, and other news ...

The last of Hitler’s army to surrender were stationed in a desolate arctic wasteland—a key vantage point in the little-known ...

Havila Holding, through its subsidiary Havila Skipsinvest, has acquired the Polarsyssel offshore supply ship from Fafnir ...

The first four humans to orbit Earth’s poles are sharing their experiences from their historic mission. In a discussion with ...

With so much heat trapped in the atmosphere, temperatures are rising across the world, even in the Arctic. The increased ...

In Cynthia Reeves' tense 'The Last Whaler," a couple stranded in in Svalbard in the mid-1930s is haunted by their pasts.

Under the treaty, Russia has a right to a civilian presence there. The “commission on ensuring Russia’s presence on the ...

The arrows for Norwegian seabird populations are pointing downward. Researchers have now recorded mercury levels above the ...