The animals are a key draw for people embarking on sailings to Norwegian-ruled archipelago Svalbard, as they can be observed ...

Exclusive: Government in Oslo says keeping a distance protects the Arctic predators, but critic says the motto is ‘We’re not ...

The Norwegian government said visitors to Svalbard have “a duty to retreat to a legal distance” if they encounter a polar bear that is too close. Ships are also banned from carrying more than ...

Norwegian veterinarian Rolf Arne Olberg checks if a polar bear is properly sedated in eastern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, on April 10. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MORIN/AFP ...

Svalbard, whose largest island is Spitzbergen, is a remarkably accessible wilderness. Its capital, Longyearbyen, is barely 800 miles from the North Pole yet has daily flights from Oslo.

Rifle and flare gun are mandatory when Inge Jørstad walks over the permafrost to the large solar park powering Basecamp ...

Scientists used satellite data, drones and on-the-ground observations to assess the edges of existing peatlands (waterlogged ...

Scientists estimate there are around 300 polar bears in the Svalbard archipelago and roughly 2,000 in the broader region stretching from the North Pole to the Barents Sea.

Arctic tourism in Svalbard is entering a new era as the Norwegian government enforces stricter rules for expedition ships ...

Vlad, OK2WX will be active as JW0V from Svalbard Island, IOTA EU - 026, 14 - 23 July 2025. He will operate on 160 - 6m, CW, SSB, FT8. Svalbard is an Arctic archipelago washed by the Arctic Ocean. Its ...

Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard ...