National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions has teamed up with the Expedition Cruise Network to host its first agent ship visit ...

From the eight senators to their staff and military liaison officers, the all-female group will pay diplomatic visits to government officials in four Arctic nations.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault sits 130 meters inside a sandstone mountain on Spitsbergen Island, 1,300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Opened in 2008, it’s designed to function as the ultimate ...

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 ...

Welcome to the Top 3 Places to See Polar Bears in the Wild. Polar bears have a considerable cultural significance to the Inuit people of Northern Alaska, Canada, and Greenland, and even taught the ...

Secret Atlas, pioneers of small-group polar exploration, has announced a new Svalbard and Greenland Summer Expedition Micro Cruise for 2027, combining both incredible destinations into one trip. This ...

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 ...

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 ...