Quark Expeditions has announced the launch of its "This is Polar" competition, inviting travel advisers from Europe, MEand Africa ...

Longyearbyen, Norway, and Ushuaia, Argentina, offer travelers the opportunity to see unspoiled landscapes, rare wildlife, and vast glacial ice—along with a spirit of endurance and camaraderie.

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 ...

Noctourism -- touring places at night -- is a unique way to see exciting sights you wouldn't be able to experience during the ...

"Today, amid the rising international tensions, it is of fundamental importance to us that none of the rights that Russia has acquired […] should be lost," Yuri Trutnev said as he opened the meeting ...

You can smell them before you see them, a sun-baked crab shell scent emanating from the blubbery puddle of long-toothed walruses in the distance. There are well over 100 of the pinnipeds loafing on ...

In the Arctic, where the reliable supply of energy can mean the difference between life and death, one community is leading the way in one of the planet's most unique renewable energy transitions. For ...

FeatureSince 2008, 1.3 million seed varieties from 128 countries have been deposited in the global seed vault, located in Norway's Svalbard archipelago. It serves as a life insurance policy in case of ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the remote beauty of Svalbard, Norway, with stunning drone footage showcasing its icy landscapes, towering glaciers, and Arctic wildlife. Experience the untouched ...

The frozen expanses of the Arctic are fast becoming some of the world’s hotspots. President Donald Trump’s bid for Greenland, and growing Russian and Chinese interest in opening the sea lanes along ...

Elisabeth Braw is a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, the author of the award-winning “Goodbye Globalization” and a regular columnist for POLITICO. What happens in Svalbard doesn’t look like ...