The properties of sound are different in Svalbard, Norway. Each step in the snow is a deafening crunch, like clenching a bolt of velvet fabric. And the jangle of metal bullets in your pocket—necessary ...

Longyearbyen, Norway, is the northernmost town in the world.ginger_polina_bublik/Shutterstock The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian ...

Dreaming of living overseas in the Arctic? Svalbard, Norway’s Arctic archipelago, offers a rare visa-free opportunity to live and work in Europe. ByAlex Ledsom, Senior Contributor. Forbes contributors ...

It is, as you might expect, really, really cold up there; the climate is arctic, after all. From November through April, the average highs for Svalbard tend to be between 25 degrees Fahrenheit and 15 ...

Longyearbyen in Svalbard, Norway, is one of the world’s most unusual towns—where science, not tradition, decides where life begins and ends. Longyearbyen bans burials and births due to permafrost and ...

Students in the region don't get an average city education. Children hold sticks to protect from Arctic Terns attcking next to a bonfire at the sailing club at a party to celebrate Midsummer on June ...