The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

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A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

Researchers have discovered sponges feeding on the remains of extinct organisms under the ice near the North Pole.

The Met Office has warned Brits that snow blasts will likely continue through mid-February - with as much as 60cm of the white stuff expected to settle on the ground in some regions

Some 35,000 troops from 28 nations participating in annual bone-chilling Arctic exercises.

A last wintry gasp is expected in February bringing as much as 17 inches of snow to parts of England and Scotland after Valentine's Day, according to forecasters

Following on from ice warnings last week, the UK is predicted to start the week with a -3C Arctic blast that is expected to bring gales, frost and some snow

Pyramiden (Norway) (AFP) - With its bust of Lenin, cultural centre and KGB offices, the abandoned Soviet outpost of Pyramiden may seem like a time-warped Arctic oddity but is valued by Moscow as it vies for clout in the warming region.

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