Svalbard Global Seed Vault
‘The Geography’ is an Ambient Video Game Colored by Catastrophe
Ponder the planet’s future in the company of massive mountains and a great soundtrack.
Arctic Doomsday Seed Vault Gets Multimillion-Dollar Upgrade
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault wants to safeguard the world's food supply against war, climate change, or natural disaster.
The Doomsday Seed Vault Is Getting Upgrades to Withstand Climate Change
It flooded earlier this year and now it’s getting waterproofed.
The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Might Not Survive Global Warming
Hidden inside an Arctic mountain, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault stores millions of plant samples. But after unexpected flooding last year, efforts to protect the food store have been stepped up.
These Are the Seed Banks from Around the World That Will Save Us from the Apocalypse
Svalbard acts as a fail-safe freezer built within the permafrost to withstand time as well as natural and man-made disasters.
Inside the Arctic Seed Vault Designed to Save Humanity From Extinction
Take a tour of the 'Noah's Ark' of agricultural diversity, designed to safely store over 4.5 million crop samples.
The Syrian War Has Prompted the First Withdrawal from the 'Doomsday' Seed Vault
After the war broke out in Syria in 2011, a vital seed bank sent its collection to be stored deep inside an Arctic mountain vault. But now it wants its seeds back.
Syria Is Making the First Withdrawal from the 'Doomsday' Arctic Seed Vault
A center in Aleppo has become unable to grow and dispatch seeds because of the conflict.
See the Rugged Faces of the Seeds That Could Save the World
Before they head to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Kaitlyn Schwalje gives tiny seeds their macro moments.
The Arctic Doomsday Vault Might Save Our Food Future
In the snowy Arctic tundra sits an imposing edifice that food scientists hope could protect the future for food security. Could a seed vault in Norway really save us from climate-change-induced famine?