Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth.

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

The E-69 Highway in Norway is called the "Last Road of the World", because it takes travelers closest to the North Pole. The 129 km long northernmost highway in the world passes through the Finmark ...

Polar days and polar nights occur in locations within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. A polar day is when the sun does not set and stays above the horizon for an extended period, while a polar night ...