Cecilia Blomdahl, originally from Sweden, has lived on Svalbard for five years. The small Norwegian archipelago sits about halfway between Norway and the North Pole. Anyone can move there visa-free, ...

There are no outward signs of jitters, at least not yet: people in Svalbard are going about their daily lives as normal ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway – Sky-gazers looked up in awe Friday as the moon blocked the sun in a total solar eclipse that momentarily darkened a slice of northern Europe. The most spectacular viewing came ...

As many focus on the world's largest island, Greenland, and President Trump's aggressive efforts to acquire it, another strategic Arctic island, nearby Svalbard, may be an even more likely future ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear ...

OSLO, Norway – A Russian helicopter crashed Sunday while attempting to land at the remote settlement of Barentsburg on Norway's Svalbard islands in the Arctic, killing three, rescue officials said.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A polar bear attacked a campsite Monday in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said, adding that the wounds weren’t ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A polar bear attacked a camping site Friday in Norway’s remote Svalbard Islands, killing a 38-year-old Dutch man before being shot and killed by onlookers, authorities on the ...