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Tourist injured in polar bear attack on Norwegian island

A polar bear has attacked a campsite on Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist, authorities said. The woman, who was not identified, was part of a tour group of 25 people camping at Sveasletta, in the central part of the ...

08 Aug 2022 at 15:21

Health & Wellbeing

This is what it’s like living in total darkness in winter in the Arctic

Within Arctic and Antarctic circles, months go by where the sun never rises and darkness reigns. This is referred to as the dark season, and in its peak the polar night. Many think that the absence of familiar cues, day-night cycles and exposure ...

03 Dec 2024 at 10:13

New rules could see end of close-up polar bear photos in cruise brochures

Small ship cruise lines may stop putting close-up images of polar bears in brochures because of new restrictions in Norway, according to an industry expert. Akvile Marozaite, chief executive of UK-based global representative body Expedition ...

19 Jun 2025 at 11:24

Travel

Is there more to the Arctic than searching for polar bears?

Resting on a solitary slab of ice floating in the Arctic Ocean, a majestic creature sparkles in the polar summer sunshine. Camouflaged by a crisp covering of snow, the animal I’m observing melts into an environment rapidly disappearing in ...

14 Jul 2025 at 11:18

Svalbard’s polar bears keep body condition despite rapid ice loss, study finds

Polar bears in Svalbard have stayed in good physical condition despite rapid loss of their sea ice habitat due to climate change, a study has found. Scientists behind the study said they would have expected the polar bears in the ...

29 Jan 2026 at 16:00

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