As Americans head into Memorial Day weekend, many will proudly fly the U.S. flag but veterans' groups say a key part of the tradition is often overlooked. The most common mistake: not lowering the ...

A man in his 40's suffered head injuries after he was attacked by a polar bear but there has been outrage on social media ...

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 ...

It is the first African country to deposit data in the Arctic World Archive, a storage facility designed to preserve records of everything from cultural practices to historical events A decommissioned ...

The Professor Molchanov docked in Barentsburg on 12 March after a voyage across the Barents Sea from Murmansk. On board were miners, their families, and Arctic scientists, according to Arktikugol’s ...

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 ...

Norway’s military intelligence has raised alarms over growing Russian and Chinese efforts to expand their presence on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. In its latest threat assessment, Oslo says ...

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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 ...

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 ...