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

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"We are losing the Svalbard we know. We are losing the Arctic as we know it." Icebergs float like doomed islands past the small boat as it makes its way through a fjord filled with the slush of a ...

Embedded deep in the permafrost of a remote island in the Svalbard archipelago, halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was built to withstand the test of ...

Longyearbyen will welcome Norwegian tourists this summer as the coronavirus quarantine period is lifted. The tourist industry in the world’s northernmost permanently inhabited town is celebrating the ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Walking the dog can be such a hassle. But imagine having to put on multiple North Pole temperature-resistant layers, grab your rifle in case of ...

The summer before I turned 40 – with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me – I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life.

For most people, winter tourism is usually based around ski resorts or winter sun destinations. Few people would consider traveling to the extreme northern latitudes where the sun doesn’t rise for ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being shot and killed by onlookers, authorities on the ...

The energy supply to Longyearbyen, midway between continental Norway and the North Pole, is a hot topic in the climate debate. Longyearbyen is the largest settlement and the administrative centre of ...

Tired of the divisiveness in the United States? You’re not alone. A whopping 2,909 Americans gave up their citizenship in the first three months of 2020 — faster than ever before, according to ...

The Longyearbyen camp site after a polar bear attacked the site and killed a man in Norway's remote Svalbard Islands in the Arctic, Friday Aug. 28, 2020. The polar bear was killed. The man, who wasn't ...