“Svalbard (and the Barents Sea area) has experienced a much faster loss of sea ice than other areas having polar bears,” Aars ...

Along with being the northernmost inhabited place in the world, this Norwegian island is home to many polar bears that you'll ...

The world's northernmost town is Longyearbyen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The town is 800 miles from the North Pole and one of the most remote human settlements on Earth. Longyearbyen ...

Remarkably, the number of days with no ice in the region increased by roughly 100 during that period. And yet, as the authors found, the body condition of both male and female polar bears—i.e., how ...

For nearly a decade, researchers have gathered camera footage from outside the dens of female polar bears and their cubs on Svalbard, shedding light on the behaviors linked to denning. When you ...

Norwegian Polar Institute polar bear biologist Magnus Andersen reports on the 2009 spring polar bear field season from the islands of Svalbard. Norwegian Polar Institute polar bear biologist Magnus ...

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