Where there are more polar bears than people and the snowy desert never seems to end, where you feel as overwhelmed by the sight of majestic glaciers as you do by the glow of dancing northern lights, that’s Svalbard. In 200 incredibly close, personal, and...
One of the minister’s last photos. On the eve of the accident Yevgeny Zinichev visited the construction site of a new fire station in Norilsk (Photo: Russian Emergencies Ministry) In Krasnoyarsk region the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations General of...
Increased isolation between polar bear populations may increase inbreeding in the future. (Image: Heiner Kubny) A study of polar bears in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago found that their genetic diversity is up to 10 percent lower than it was two decades ago. Sea...
On 06.09.2021 at 10:38 the “Le Commandant Charcot” reached the North Pole. (Photo: Ponant) The French shipowner “Ponant” has reason to celebrate by reaching the North Pole! Ponant’s website says: “This important sailing milestone,...
The Sami are the only indigenous people in Europe, and their homeland stretches across Norway, Finland, Sweden and Russia. (Photo: Minority Rights Group) After years of opposition from indigenous people, a Swiss energy company has reconsidered its investment in a...