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

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements ...

Svalbard’s polar bears keep body condition despite rapid ice loss, study finds - Surprising results show how different polar ...

The body conditions of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) populations around the Norwegian island of Svalbard have improved despite sea ice losses, according to new findings. The findings differ from ...

It’s no secret that polar bears in the Arctic are vulnerable to sea ice loss, but a curious finding has emerged from a new ...

Researchers are trying to understand why some wild species do better than others over time, as the environment changes. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Researcher ...

There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the High Arctic, allows anyone to live and work there ...

When rain falls on snow it creates a layer of ice that impedes feeding, which in turn has reduced herds’ birthrates Reindeer survive typically harsh Arctic winters by using their specially adapted ...

Svalbard is the World's last village where a seed vault preserves more than 1.3 million seed samples. Visit Svalbard Have you heard of a place where births and burials are forbidden? Well! That's the ...

Dekesha Kaertakun tends to reindeer in Olguya town of Genhe, Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Yiqie Kaertakun/For China Daily Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources ...

Trine Lise Sviggum Helgerud/Norwegian Polar InstituteA warming climate is shrinking their Arctic home.But a new study has ...