The difficulties of the Svalbard seed repository illustrate why we need to prevent climate disaster rather than plan for it ...

In Svalbard, the glaciers, notably the accessible Longyearbreen near Longyearbyen and the remote Tempelfjorden, provide ...

China’s Polar Research Institute agrees to prepare joint Arctic scientific projects with Russian partners. This became clear ...

High temperatures broke records in many parts of Norway this summer, and September is also off to an unusually warm start.

Continuously hotter summers and less sea ice are remaking the Arctic. Some researchers wonder what opportunities might appear ...

The highly commended shots provide a preview of the 60th annual competition, which spotlights astounding animal behaviors and ...

The 80-plus guests were lying on the black sand beach, intermittently groaning, or taking a restorative dip in the water. We were on day four of our two- week Abercrombie & Kent Arctic Cruise ...

The Ocean Photographer of the Year Awards 2024 has once again brought together the most breathtaking images from our oceans.

A SECLUDED island nestled in the Arctic Ocean is the home to a dangerous apex predator and a “Doomsday” vault. Boasting ...

Mike has been working in Svalbard, Norwegian high arctic since ... with colleagues and students from Iowa State University, Norway and the Netherlands in a study of present and past marine climate ...

China's policies and actions towards the Arctic have grown in recent years. These have culminated with the acceptance of ...