HX Expeditions—the world’s first and longest-running expedition cruise company—has completed a multimillion-euro ...

Now, the newly upgraded ship has returned to service for the summer Arctic season, sailing in and around Svalbard. This winter, MS Spitsbergen will offer all-inclusive sailings above the Arctic Circle ...

The Spitsbergen is sailing Arctic cruises this summer. Photo Credit: HX HX Expeditions' Spitsbergen has a new eatery and science center upon completion of the ship's refurbishment.

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were visiting the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, at a time of increased interest in the ...

Interest in the Arctic has intensified since US President Donald Trump's threats this year to annex Greenland, which he says the US needs for reasons of national security. "It was especially ...

The upgrade is part of an $8 million project to renovate the 220-guest MS Spitsbergen and sister ship MS Fram. Now, the newly upgraded ship has returned to service for the summer Arctic season ...

Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja visited the main settlement on the strategically located Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Monday, at a time of increased interest in the resource-rich polar ...

French scientist Marie-Anne Blanchet examines bears before taking fat and blood samples in eastern Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, on April 6. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MORIN/AFP With one foot braced on the ...

The Cerro San Luis Natural Reserve is the perfect place to take in spring flowers, as it has several hiking routes decorated with morning glories, lupines, monkeyflower, and Indian paintbrush.

Belgian toxicologist Laura Pirard (right) and Finnish toxicologist Heli Routti in a laboratory onboard the icebreaking vessel while sailing in eastern Spitsbergen on April 6. PHOTO BY OLIVIER ...

But that’s not to say humans haven’t tried. People have failed to live on the Arctic isle for centuries, with the last settlement occurring in 1951. Ancient Inuit settlements sit alongside a ...