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A key mission for the frigates will be to monitor Russian submarines, whose base is in the Arctic bordering Norway.
Norway has selected Britain as its strategic partner for new frigates in a historic £10 billion deal. The agreement, involving joint operations in northern Europe, aims to enhance maritime defense, particularly monitoring Russian submarines.
The rapid disintegration of glaciers on the islands north of Norway foreshadows a catastrophic future for the Arctic, scientists warn.
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The Brighterside of News on MSNOldest preserved Arctic ecosystem discovered in Norwegian cave
In a remote corner of Northern Norway, inside a dark coastal cave sealed off for millennia, scientists have opened a rare time capsule of life from 75,000 years ago. The bones and DNA traces of dozens of species—polar bears,
A cave in Norway preserved remains of 46 Ice Age species. The discovery shows how cold-adapted animals struggled with climate shifts. Researchers have discovered the remains of a large animal community that thrived in the European Arctic around 75,
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the opening of the station, in Tromsoe, Norway, in June, as a means for the United States to have a "diplomatic footprint above the Arctic Circle ".
As one of the world's northernmost military garrisons, the brigade will be monitoring the Russian border and its militarised Kola Peninsula
Eighteen men from an amateur football club have fulfilled their late teammate's dream of playing football in a picturesque stadium in the Arctic Circle. The Pink Pub Football Club in Bognor made the trip to the Henningsvaer stadium in Norway in memory of former player, James Palmer-Bullock, who died from a brain haemorrhage last year, aged 45.
The United States on Friday opened its northernmost diplomatic station, highlighting the increased importance of the Arctic region for Washington at a time when cooperation among Arctic nations ...