Svalbard News

According to a new study, less than 10% of the world's land is more than 48 hours of travel from the nearest city.

This summer environmentally-minded and eco-friendly travelers have a unique opportunity to embark on an exciting 12-day polar exploration to the Svalbard archipelago and islands of the Arctic Ocean aboard the M/V Prince Albert II, Silversea's luxury expedition ship.

Silversea will be offering a special 12-day polar exploration to the Svalbard archipelago and islands of the Arctic Ocean aboard its expedition ship, M/V Prince Albert II.

The loss of every gene and species limits our future options. Fortunately, Norway has created a Noah's ark in the form of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

What would happen if disease, global warming or invasive insects wiped out a nation's crops ? Would vital crop species go extinct? Would farmers lose their livelihoods for good? Would people starve ? The Global ...

Note by Me: I don't agree with man made global warming of course. By Timothy ___________________________________ From http://www.roguegovernment.com/More_Seeds_For_Doomsday_Vault/14525/0/9/9/Y/M.html More Seeds ...

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault turned one on Feb. 26, an anniversary it celebrated by receiving 90,000 new samples, or four tons, of seeds.

With new evidence warning climate change threatens food production, scientists gather in Svalbard to discuss crop diversity and the vault's role in averting agricultural disaster LONGYEARBYEN, NORWAY -Four tons ...

The imperiled seeds are going to be critical for protecting the global food supply against devastating crop losses as a result of climate change, said Cary Fowler, executive director of the Global Crop ...

Robert Hoekman Jr Today 12:12pm Looks like the UX Challenge organizers changed a few details along the way.

Luxury specialist Crystal Cruises is taking guests to the end of the world on its only 2009 North Cape itinerary, where only the Norwegian Svalbard Islands stand between them and the North Pole.

The captain of a Russian trawler was killed when the ship took on water and sank Tuesday in the Arctic waters of the Barents sea, Norwegian rescuers said.

If aliens from another planet sent a probe to Earth in search of life, their most promising target would be the tropics, where the greatest density and diversity of life are found.