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Snøhetta-designed center may provide a rare look inside the world’s largest seed vault

Snøhetta has unveiled preliminary designs for The Arc, a proposed visitor center for Arctic preservation storage...

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An eco-friendly island resort immerses guests in the wild beauty of northern Norway

On a remote island above the Arctic Circle, Norwegian architecture firm Stinessen Arkitektur has created the Manshausen...

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Henning Larsen’s energy-efficient Kiruna Town Hall opens to the public

The northern Swedish town of Kiruna, that’s famously uprooting itself, has just inaugurated its new town hall...

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Extreme Arctic warmth deeply concerning, scientists say

A recent bout of extreme warm weather in the far north Arctic Circle is setting new temperature records and unnerving...

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Snøhetta unveils plans for world’s first “energy-positive” hotel in the Arctic Circle

Snøhetta just revealed designs for the world’s first energy-positive hotel in the Arctic Circle—an incredible...

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Jaw-dropping hotel made of ice and snow opens in Sweden

ICEHOTEL is back and it’s as magical as ever. Located 200 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in the Swedish...

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Massive new data center to be built in chilly Norway to offset energy use

Every like and tweet costs energy, which isn't great for climate change. That's why the American-Norwegian data...

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'Indestructible' Arctic seed vault flooded after permafrost melts

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is supposed to protect all of the world's seeds, but climate change has other ideas....

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Lose yourself in Arctic beauty at Finland’s charming TreeHouse Hotel

Santa’s home base in the Arctic Circle has a new, uniquely crafted hotel that’ll let you watch the Northern...

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How one family thrives in the Arctic with a cob house inside a solar geodesic dome

Life inside the Arctic Circle is by no means easy, unless you're a Hjertefølger. We first heard about Benjamin...

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50,000 new seeds deposited in Arctic Circle's Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Nearly 10 years ago, a group of scientists got together to build the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic Circle,...

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Snøhetta’s luxury cabin with Aurora Borealis views opens at Treehotel

If a room with Aurora Borealis views sounds like the perfect getaway, you’ll love what’s popped up at Sweden’s...

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Sweden's new ICEHOTEL 365 uses solar cooling to stay open all year-round

Sweden's famed ICEHOTEL, perhaps the "coolest" hotel in the world, has just unveiled a permanent luxury lodge made...

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Sweden's legendary ICEHOTEL taps solar power to stay open year-round

The sparkling, chilly beauty of northern Sweden’s ICEHOTEL brings in thousands of visitors each year, only to...

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Zombie anthrax outbreak hits Siberia after blistering heatwave

Zombie anthrax from a reindeer that has been dead for 75 years appears to have resurfaced after a recent heatwave...

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