Tensions in the Arctic are putting new pressure on Svalbard, a Norwegian-administered archipelago long seen as an example of international cooperation, as climate change transforms the region and ...

Earlier research has shown that the Arctic is warming significantly faster than the rest of the planet, leading to reductions ...

“Let them take Svalbard” was the headline on January 13 for the Norwegian tabloid VG. This was actually a distortion of ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway -- A cruise line employee was injured in a polar bear attack Saturday on an Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole, according to local authorities. The man ...

Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur alliance to catch up with years of Russian military build-up in the ...

A large plot of private land in Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago may soon be sold for about €300 million ($330 million), but the deal has raised concerns in Oslo over national security. The ...

The Arctic just experienced its hottest year on record, a milestone that scientists said was already changing weather systems far beyond the polar circle. Surface air temperatures across the Arctic ...

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were visiting the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, at a time of increased interest in the ...

(In January 21 factbox, fixes job title of academic cited in paragraph 5) By Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way ...