There is barely any human population or infrastructure in Svalbard. What is there is wildlife. Walruses, seals, reindeer and, of course, polar bears are a big draw for expedition sailings there. To ...
Deep inside the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, a concrete wedge in the permafrost holds a backup copy of the world’s food ...
Spring is the season home gardeners plant seeds for the vegetables they hope to harvest in the fall. Unbeknownst to most of us, a team of experts is looking much further ahead -- taking extraordinary ...
Interest in travel to the Arctic region has been so high that Svalbard introduced a passenger limit on cruise ships at the ...
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As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped beneath the ice is surfacing, with a potential to further warm the planet. "Glacial retreat is the big ...
Deep within the Arctic Circle, pocketed between giant glaciers and beneath polar ice floes, Swedish photographer and content creator Cecilia Blomdahl found extraordinary warmth. The Norwegian ...
A new study released this week presents the record ice melt on the Svalbard islands in summer 2024 as a glimpse into a future where other Arctic ice masses, including those on Greenland, could melt ...
The Arctic is warming at an unprecedented rate, causing glaciers to shrink faster than ever. Svalbard, an Arctic Archipelago that is part of Norway, lies roughly halfway between the country’s ...
Of all the things I'm allowed to do in the Arctic town of Longyearbyen, dying isn't one of them. "The government simply won't allow it," says our guide Hella Liira. Given that I'm on foot in polar ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Imagine blocks of ice floating past as you come face-to-face ...