A century-old treaty once made Norway’s far-northern archipelago a zone of cooperation, but as the Arctic’s strategic value ...

Svalbard, where births and burials are forbidden, is the northernmost settlement in the world and is home to people of many ...

Travel influencer Radhika recently visited Svalbard, where dying and giving birth are prohibited, and shared a video of her time there.

Spring is the season home gardeners plant seeds for the vegetables they hope to harvest in the fall. Unbeknownst to most of us, a team of experts is looking much further ahead -- taking extraordinary ...

Read why Svalbard, a remote Norwegian town near the North Pole, bans birth and death in the region. Visa-free living, polar ...

The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, causing glaciers to shrink faster than ever. Svalbard, an Arctic Archipelago that is part of Norway, lies roughly halfway between the country’s ...

Svalbard isn’t a convenient location. With its 2,500-odd residents, living in towns accessible only by plane, boat or snowmobile, this Arctic archipelago is Norway’s northernmost outpost of human ...

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 ...

Melting fjords, increasing avalanches, imperiled wildlife. Our photographer documented the effects of climate change through all four seasons in Svalbard, Norway. Svalbard’s bay of Sassenfjorden—here, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Judy Koutsky covers adventure, luxury and family travel. Cruising to bucket list destinations—like Antarctica and the Arctic—are ...