Few places on Earth feel as close to the end of the world, yet travel to Svalbard is easier than you might think. Here's how ...

When Svalbard Airport, world’s northernmost destination for scheduled commercial flights, was built, no one expected the ...

In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...

On a trip to Norway's Alta, get an off-the-radar taste of the wild with river-rafting and hiking beneath the midnight sun.

Few have endured what Ejnar Mikkelsen and Iver Iversen did. Abandoned by their ship, these two Danes spent two winters in a ...

This remote archipelago is a dreamy base for adventure, with backcountry ski slopes reached by boat, hiking trails that offer ...

Observations were drawn from North Island {station 008290}. Because this automatic weather station is in a remote location, accessibility can delay repair action if the station becomes unserviceable.

A voyage aboard the MS Trollfjord to Svalbard in the Arctic Circle passes mountains, fiords and villages illuminated by a never-setting sun It is late morning on board the MS Trollfjord when the ...

Blasting off from Norway's Arctic Andoeya Spaceport ... and Britain with its SaxaVord Spaceport in the Scottish Shetland Islands, are the nearest rivals to the Norwegian site, all of which ...

German startup Isar Aerospace’s uncrewed Spectrum rocket fell into the sea and burst into flames just 40 seconds after blasting off from Norway’s Arctic Andøya Spaceport on Sunday.

All it takes is one look at the map to explain why Olavsvern naval ... the 400 miles (650km) or so between Norway's coastline, Bear Island and Svalbard is sometimes called "the Bear Gap" because ...