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Giant mirrors bringing sunlight to town cloaked in darkness 5 months a year
Rjukan is a town located in the southern county of Telemark in Norway. For 5 months of the year it is cloaked in darkness, with no direct sunlight making it past the mountain […]
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Terrafab offers 3D printed color model of Norway’s landscape shipped to your...
Thanks to the miracle of 3D printing, you can have your own little slice of Norway without ever leaving home. Simply visit Terrafab and select a section of Norwegian terrain to have 3D […]
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Future Library opens for books nobody can read until 2114
Will the printed book still exist in 100 years? I think the smart money right now is on the answer to that question being “no.” But for the Future Library the question really […]
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Norway’s beautiful new pixelated banknotes are more than meets the eye
As people around the world use cash less frequently, it seems that governments are taking that as a challenge of sorts to make money look cooler. Canada has astronauts on its new plastic […]
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Norway’s capital city is building a bee highway
Flowers and “insect hotels” are cropping up all across the city of Oslo as part of a local initiative to build the world’s first “bee highway.” Dotted throughout the city companies and government […]
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This high school is offering eSports as part of its core curriculum
The Garnes Vidaregåande Skule is building esports into its core curriculum. This public high school will be the first in Norway to include an esports program as an elective course, allowing 30 students...
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Norway considers building submerged floating tunnels you drive through
If you’ve ever taken a trip to Norway then you know what a fjord is–a long narrow body of water with very steep sides making crossing them quite the challenge. Norway’s coastline is […]
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Norway promotes a penguin to rank of brigadier
If you hear the words penguin and rank used together, you’d probably assume the subject is breath or feces. A fish-heavy diet will do that. There is, however, the rare penguin that gets […]
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This Norwegian Town Hasn’t Buried a Body Since 1950
Life is a bit different in Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost city, where the sun sets in October and doesn’t rise again until March, docile reindeer wander through town, and the laws are few […]...
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11 Scandinavian Crime Novels That Would Make Kick-Ass Movies
With the new installment in the Dragon Tattoo series, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, hitting cinemas today, November 8, interest is once again building in the unique and robust crime novel industry in...
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Dead Fish Parts to Power Norwegian Cruise Ships by 2021
Move over, fossil fuels: A Norwegian cruise line aims to have at least six of its ships powered by dead fish and organic waste by 2021. Hurtigruten, a Norway-based expedition cruise line company, […]...
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Self-Driving Volvo Trucks Ready to Work the Mines
Volvo Trucks inked its first-ever commercial autonomous vehicle deal with Norwegian mining firm Brønnøy Kalk AS. Six self-driving Volvo FH trucks will carry limestone along a three-mile route between...
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Researchers Find Superbug Gene in One of the Last ‘Pristine’ Places on Earth
Researchers have unearthed something disturbing in one of the last “pristine” places on Earth. An antibiotic-resistant gene (ARG) or “superbug” first detected in India has been found in the soils of...
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Europe’s First ‘Underwater’ Restaurant Lets You Dine in the Deep
At the southernmost tip of Norway’s coast, Europe’s first “underwater” restaurant has finally opened, except, it’s not your typical dining hub. You can enjoy a drink or a meal — right on the seabed....
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Geo-Radar Detects Viking Ship Buried Underground in Norway
In what Norway is calling a “historic day,” archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar say they have found what appears to be a Viking ship buried in an area known for Viking treasures....
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NASA Tracer Rockets Give Northern Lights a Glow Up
Mother Earth is a great artist: Look no further than auroras—natural light displays that paint the sky with stunning colors. The product of violent collisions between Earth’s atmosphere and particles...
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Climate Change Is Forcing Reindeer to Eat Seaweed
As the northernmost reindeer population on the planet, Svalbard reindeer know how to live in the harsh, frigid conditions of their Arctic home. They are thick and round, making it easier for them […]...
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Weird Whale Found by Fishermen Might Be Trained by Russian Navy
Last week, a strange whale wearing a harness was spotted swimming next to a fishing boat in Norway. Now, fishermen and scientists say this whale, which was reportedly nudging the vessel, might have...
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Watch: ‘Russian Spy’ Whale Saves Woman’s Phone After She Drops It in Ocean
Last month, a mysterious whale with a harness appeared in the waters around Hammerfest, Norway. The adorable whale, which is believed to be trained by the Russian navy, is going viral on the […] The...
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Arctic Fox Stuns Scientists With Epic Trek From Norway to Canada
An arctic fox is fitted with a satellite tracking collar in Krossfjorden, Svalbard, on July 29, 2017, as part of research conducted by the Norway's Polar Institute. The fox has shocked scientists by...
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