Oracle Java reconsideration is widespread: 88% of Oracle Java users surveyed said they are considering alternatives, driven mainly by cost and licensing concerns.

A shortlist of 24 images has been selected for the wildlife photographer of the year people’s choice award. You can vote for your favourite image online. The winner will be announced on 25 March and ...

The fuzzy white predators of Svalbard, Norway, have been getting fatter over the past two decades, possibly by changing their diets and hunting strategies, a new study suggests ...

More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway ...

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 ...

An overpriced visitor centre, a shop and a restaurant are the only attractions, yet Nordkapp’s lure is hard to resist.

Oregon OSHA encourages employers and workers statewide to participate in Safety Break for Oregon on May 13, a stand-down event focused on workplace safety and health.

Why polar bears are doing well in Svalbard, problematic seaweed is visible from space, why the common cold hits some people ...

A population of bears in Norway’s Arctic is confounding scientists’ expectations, getting fatter and healthier even as the sea ice melts rapidly.

Adult polar bears around Norway's Svalbard archipelago have become fatter on average over the past two decades even as Arctic ...

Space Norway has signed a contract with the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency, Forsvarsbygg, for support in constructing a cable landing station on Jan Mayen, a Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean.

Hurtigruten's Hedda Felin aims to change the view of cruise as the "dinosaur" of the travel industry when it comes to fuel ...