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Losing Svalbard?

National Review 16 Jan 2026
Greenland is not the only large, strategically located and sparsely populated island under Nordic control in the High Arctic ....
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Digital twins in the Arctic: How Svalbard is becoming a living lab for marine restoration

Phys Dot Org 14 Jan 2026
In the icy reaches of the Svalbard archipelago, a quiet revolution in ...
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Funding for Coordination and Network Activities in Svalbard – Svalbard Strategic Grant

The Research Council of Norway 13 Jan 2026
Funding may be sought for collaboration and network activities that contribute to increased scientific quality in Svalbard research, and/or contribute to placing Svalbard research in a pan-Arctic or global perspective ... .
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Is Svalbard the weirdest place on Earth? Find out why you can't give life or ...

Independent online (SA) 12 Jan 2026
Yep, Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago sitting a chilling 1,300 kilometres from the North Pole (where Santa allegedly chills in his spare time), has been keeping it weird forever ... But Svalbard isn’t just extreme nature and icy tombs.
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This village doesn't allow giving birth or dying, everyone carries gun for safety. Take a ...

Hindustan Times 08 Jan 2026
A sunset at Svalbard, North Pole (Instagram) ... As for why it is illegal to die and give birth in Svalbard, Radhika elaborated, “Svalbard’s permafrost prevents bodies from decomposing properly, which led to serious health concerns in the past.
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Arctic Expedition Guide: Svalbard, Greenland & Wildlife 2025

Israel National News 18 Dec 2025
Discover the best trips to the Arctic. Explore Svalbard polar bears, Greenland fjords, northern lights, and Franz Josef Land wilderness destinations ....
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Batteries in the Four Corners of the World: Svalbard (TotalEnergies SE)

Public Technologies 08 Dec 2025
From the freezing polar cold to [...]. This is an abstract of the document ... Attachments Original document Permalink. Disclaimer ... (noodl.
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Why Svalbard, Norway should be on your bucket list (if you like polar bears)

The Times of India 30 Nov 2025
Additionally, guided trips provide responsible, exciting ways to see them, even though you're unlikely to run into one while enjoying cocoa in Longyearbyen, the main community of Svalbard.But Svalbard isn’t just about bears.
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Arctic fjord on Svalbard in Norway found to absorb more greenhouse gases than it emits: Study

Anadolu Agency 31 Oct 2025
A new Norwegian study has found that Kongsfjorden, a fjord on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, absorbs more greenhouse gases than it releases, NRK news reported on Friday ... “Kongsfjorden takes up more carbon and nitrogen than it emits.
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Global genebanks deposit over 21,000 seed samples to Svalbard Vault

China.dot.org 22 Oct 2025
"Samples from this genus have not been secured in the Seed Vault before, despite its close evolutionary link to one of the world's most important staple crops," said Asmund Asdal, coordinator of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
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18 000 new seed samples to Svalbard Global Seed Vault (Government of Norway)

Public Technologies 22 Oct 2025
Eighteen genebanks representing every continent deposited more than 18,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week ... 1 / 4 "Utsiden av Svalbard globale frøhvelv.
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