Longyearbyen (pictured) and Ushuaia are at opposite ends of the Earth, but have striking similarities. imageBROKER.com, Alamy Stock Photo On opposite ends of the Earth, Longyearbyen, Norway, the ...
Earlier this year, the extremely sick UK metal band Svalbard announced that they're breaking up after about 15 years as a band. On Instagram, they wrote, "After much reflection, we have decided that ...
In the Barents Sea, 1,000 kilometres from the northern edge of Europe, lies the peculiar island of Svalbard. Owing to its dark winters, the Norwegian island has been termed "Depression Island". It is ...
On a wind-blasted plateau high above the most northerly town on Earth, arrays of white spherical domes stand like sentinels in the Arctic snow. Hidden from casual observers below in Longyearbyen, the ...
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 ...
An assessment programme has been submitted to the Governor of Svalbard for the construction of a small modular reactor power plant on the Norwegian Arctic archipelago, marking the first formal step ...
Our planet has everything - from bustling cities to remote, icy corners. And thanks to Instagram reels and travel vlogs, we often feel like we have seen it all: New York's towering skyline, the dry ...
Marking the centenary of Norway’s sovereignty over Svalbard, King Harald and Queen Sonja travelled to the Arctic archipelago to reaffirm the country’s authority in a region increasingly eyed by global ...
OSLO, June 16 (Reuters) - Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, at a time of increased interest in the ...
The beer is cold, the burgers are hot and my toes are finally starting to thaw. Outside, it's minus 14 degrees Celsius, even though it's summer. We've flopped into chairs around a table at Barentz ...
In Arctic Svalbard, Norway—home to polar bears, reindeer & extreme snow—a brewery makes beer with 2,000-year-old glacier water. Welcome to Svalbard, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited places, ...