Arctic-power rivalry means Svalbard’s strategic importance is growing — but that can’t hide the Norwegian outpost’s identity ...

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 ...

According to EurekAlert, the team found glaciers in the Central, Western, and Eastern Himalayas are especially vulnerable.

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 ...

The Russian Navy has fired Onyx cruise missiles from Bastion coastal defense systems deployed at the far northern archipelago ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.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 Review on Law and Politics, Vol. 14 (2023), pp. 76-82 (7 pages) Although the opportunity, form and level of NATO’s High North engagement have long been a matter of debate, the renewed invasion ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rescue workers used shovels, excavators, search dogs and powerful lamps to dig through tons of snow in total darkness Saturday after an avalanche smashed into houses on the ...

When Hilde Falun Strom and Sunniva Sorby began a long-planned expedition in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard last September, their main goal was to encourage conversation around climate change in ...

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