Not far from the North Pole, in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, lies a piece of Russia. In NATO member state Norway, two Russian villages, or "settlements" as Moscow calls them, have been ...

The step strengthens the country’s role in polar science and international cooperation The UAE has officially joined the Svalbard Treaty, following Federal Decree No. 125 of 2025. This step ...

Tensions are mounting around Svalbard, a remote Arctic archipelago administered by Norway but open under treaty to dozens of countries, including Russia. Moscow is using that access to build a ...

President Donald Trump argues that U.S. security demands the annexation of Greenland from Denmark. There’s no question that Greenland has outsize strategic importance to the United States. The island ...

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Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

Norway’s defense minister said the strategic importance of the energy-rich nation’s polar archipelago is rising due to growing great-power rivalry in the Arctic. The tension between Russia and the ...

Map showing Svalbard, which is a Norwegian Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole. Circled in red are NATO territories and reveal the convenient distance between the archipelago ...

Svalbard is the World's last village where a seed vault preserves more than 1.3 million seed samples. Visit Svalbard Have you heard of a place where births and burials are forbidden? Well! That's the ...

In the Barents Sea, 1,000 kilometres from the northern edge of Europe, lies the peculiar island of Svalbard. Owing to its dark winters, the Norwegian island has been termed "Depression Island". It is ...