NORWEGIANS are fearing that Donald Trump or Vladimir Putin may target their Arctic islands next if Greenland is invaded.

There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian ...

A drone view of the Esmarkbreen glacier on Spitsbergen island in Norway HELSINKI (Reuters) -Russia accused Norway of militarising the Svalbard archipelago, a claim Norway denied in a comment to news ...

COPENHAGEN, July 1 (Reuters) - Norway said on Monday it had demanded the owner of a private property on the Arctic Svalbard islands obtain the government's consent before selling the property, over ...

The UK Government considered buying a stretch of remote territory in the Arctic to expand its presence in the region, The i Paper can reveal. The Arctic has become increasingly important to British ...

Scientist shares his experience of working in the Svalbard islands. NY-ÅLESUND, Norway, May 12, 2008 — -- Research can try your patience. It can be frustrating, tedious, demanding, exhausting and ...

Mass tourism is once again testing the limits of Europe's most visited places - and islands are among the hardest hit. With limited land and fragile infrastructure, record visitor numbers have driven ...

Greenhouse gas emissions could skyrocket if the permafrost on an Arctic island melts, scientists have found. Millions of cubic meters of methane are trapped under the permafrost on Svalbard island in ...

Read why Svalbard, a remote Norwegian town near the North Pole, bans birth and death in the region. Visa-free living, polar ...