Boasting sparkling blue ice caves, stunning glaciers and even a warm spring, Spitsbergen has a dark past. The icy island, which is Norway’s biggest, is 660km away from the mainland. The island is ...

A new method for the conservation of the genetic diversity of forest trees will see its launch on 26 February 2015, as forest tree seeds are for the first time stored in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault ...

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 ...

The entrance to the international gene bank Svalbard Global Seed Vault (SGSV) is pictured outside Longyearbyen on Spitsbergen, Norway COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - An Arctic seed vault on Norway's ...

A SECLUDED island nestled in the Arctic Ocean is the home to a dangerous apex predator and a "Doomsday" vault. Boasting sparkling blue ice caves, stunning glaciers and even a warm spring, Spitsbergen ...

I am immersed in a landscape of astonishing beauty, summer’s enduring effulgent light. Striated fingers of land reflect on continuous open stretches of water, or polynyas, where mists of sea smoke ...

The Russian diplomats hope to get a positive response for the humanitarian purpose of ensuring stability in the Russian settlements, Russia’s Consul General on Spitsbergen Sergey Gushchin noted MOSCOW ...

SPITSBERGEN ISLAND, Norway, March 12 (UPI) -- A rare wild Russian strawberry is included in the latest shipment of seed sent to Norway for preservation in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, officials ...

Due to the Arctic conditions and tiny population, policing on the island is unorthodox. Pictured: A guide walks with his rifle on his back on near Lonyearbyen on Spitsbergen island, in Svalbard ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Spitsbergen – If you come to this remote Arctic outpost, where there are more polar bears (3,000) than humans (2,500) and the sun doesn’t set from mid-April to late August, get used to ...