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 ...

In the Arctic, where the reliable supply of energy can mean the difference between life and death, one community is leading the way in one of the planet's most unique renewable energy transitions. For ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the world's most extreme airports, Norway's Svalbard Airport, is at risk of disappearing. The world's northernmost airport ...

New, non-native plant species are constantly being found in Svalbard, and researchers are working to ascertain what threat these species pose to the native plants. So far, the Arctic has managed to ...

At the world’s northernmost year-round research station, scientists are racing to understand how the fastest-warming place on Earth is changing – and what those changes may mean for the planet’s ...

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 ...

LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY - JULY 29: A Svalbard reindeer reclines while grazing during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 29, 2020 near Longyearbyen, Norway. The Svalbard reindeer are ...

Researchers have discovered hundreds of methane gas emissions in the fjords around Svalbard. They are now working to ...

Svalbard is one of the most remote, dramatic, and extreme destinations on Earth — a place defined by polar bears, glaciers, Arctic silence, 24‑hour darkness, 24‑hour sunlight, and a rugged beauty that ...

A legal fight in Norway over snow crabs could end up having big implications for access to oil in the Arctic. This week Norway’s Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether Latvian trawlers are able ...