Starting January 1, 2025, Norway plans to introduce new restrictions for cruise ships and other tourist activities in Svalbard to protect its unique wildlife, including a cap on ship passengers and ...

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 within the Arctic Circle on the remote Norwegian island of Svalbard, you’ll find the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, often called the ‘Doomsday’ Vault. This remarkable repository is crucial in ...

Svalbard, where births and burials are forbidden, is the northernmost settlement in the world and is home to people of many ...

Discover why Longyearbyen, a remote town in Norway, doesn’t allow birth or death—and how science and survival shape life in ...

The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The town is 800 miles from the North Pole and one of the most remote human settlements on Earth. Longyearbyen ...

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 ...

Norway's King Harald made a highly symbolic visit on Monday to the country's Svalbard archipelago, located in an Arctic region coveted by superpowers like the United States, Russia and China.