Earlier research has shown that the Arctic is warming significantly faster than the rest of the planet, leading to reductions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Arctic just experienced its hottest year on record, a milestone that scientists said was already changing weather systems far ...

President Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland as he says it is the only way for the United States to secure its defence.

Nordic nations hope US fixation on Greenland will spur alliance to catch up with years of Russian military build-up in the ...

Washington has the Pituffik Space Base in northern Greenland under a defence agreement with Denmark. Otherwise, most of its Arctic forces are located across eight bases in Alaska and count ...

Instead of growing leaner like polar bears in other parts of the Arctic, those in Svalbard have gained body fat. Read more at ...

A large plot of private land in Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago may soon be sold for about €300 million ($330 million), but the deal has raised concerns in Oslo over national security. The ...

LONGYEARBYEN, Norway -- A cruise line employee was injured in a polar bear attack Saturday on an Arctic archipelago between mainland Norway and the North Pole, according to local authorities. The man ...

As luxury and expedition lines launch new cruise itineraries in Arctic Greenland, travelers should be wary of conflating the two polar destinations.

Their icy hunting grounds are rapidly shrinking, but polar bears in Norway's remote Svalbard archipelago have defied the odds ...