The northernmost town in the world, Longyearbyen, is 800 miles from the North Pole, but home to over 2,000 people.

A drone view of the Esmarkbreen glacier on Spitsbergen island in Norway HELSINKI (Reuters) -Russia accused Norway of militarising the Svalbard archipelago, a claim Norway denied in a comment to news ...

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 ...

Russia has accused Norway of militarizing the Svalbard archipelago in violation of the Svalbard Treaty. The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that Norway is increasingly integrating Svalbard into ...

A polar bear stands on an ice floe near the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in June 2008. (AP Photo/Romas Dabrukas, File) SVALBARD, Norway (CN) — Researchers, tourists and locals have long had no ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear ...

Arctic lodges offer a mix of frontier landscapes and fire-lit comfort that feels both adventurous and surprisingly accessible ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.

A snowmobile tour makes its way over a glacier toward Barentsburg, Norway, on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, as far north as you can fly on a scheduled flight. At about 78 degrees north latitude, ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark >> A polar bear attacked a campsite today in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said, adding that the wounds weren’t life-threatening.

FILE - A polar bear stands on an ice floe near the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Friday June 13, 2008. A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday, Aug. 8, 2022 in Norways remote Arctic Svalbard ...