Genebanks - items that preserve and store genetic material, such as seeds, tissues, or DNA samples - are sent from all over the world to Svalbard in a bid to keep native - and sometimes ancient - crop ...
A vault set deep into the snowy mountains of Norway is the world’s safety net, yet it can only be visited six times per year. The Global Seed Vault, nestled in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway ...