Cecilia Blomdahl tells PEOPLE exclusively about her life in Svalbard and what it's like living in the dark 24-7 during Polar ...

Indigenous peoples of the Arctic traditionally use polar bear fur for its ice-resistant properties, but the science behind ...

Discover the amazing properties of polar bear fur that repel ice and prevent ice buildup. Learn how their specialized hair ...

Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth.

To get from A to B, you must first get to A, and there it is, right outside the porthole, gleaming in the pre-breakfast sun.

However, polar bears are rarely seen on the island, which is one of the most southern points in Svalbard and is rarely accessible to the white bears via Arctic sea ice. For example, in 2019 ...

Svalbard, which has over 1,000 permanent residents, is a place with reindeer casually roaming the streets and polar bear warnings — it couldn't be more different from my old home in Oslo ...

open image in gallery A polar bear's insulating fur is shown under infrared heat imaging in Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. New research on the species’ fur sheds light on our understanding of the ...

Because we live near polar bears, I'm encouraged to carry a rifle whenever I leave town. I've always been drawn to nature's beauty, so for me, moving to Svalbard was the perfect decision.

Polar bears need all the help they can get to survive their frosty Arctic environment. One of their biggest survival secrets appears to be greasy hair. The sebum–or hair grease–on their fur ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the ...