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Norway Will Repatriate Thousands of Artifacts Taken From Easter Island
Thor Heyerdahl Jr. says his late father had promised to return the items after they had been analyzed and detailed in published works
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Earth’s Largest River Delta Was the Size of Alaska
The Triassic Snadd delta between Norway and Russia lasted millions of years and was likely a biodiversity hotspot
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London Archaeologists Unearth Subterranean Georgian-Era Ice Store
The entrance to the cavernous chamber, which was used to hold ice before the advent of modern refrigeration, was covered up following the Blitz
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The Best Places to See Reindeer Around the World
From Norway to Alaska, here’s where to see members of Santa’s herd in person
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The Commando Who Foiled Hitler’s Atomic Ambitions Has Died
Norwegian resistance fighter Joachim Ronneberg led the raid that destroyed stock of “heavy water” Hitler needed to produce weapons-grade plutonium
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Norway Apologizes for Persecuting WWII “German Girls”
Women who consorted with Nazi soldiers were attacked, shunned and deported after the war
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Rare Viking Ship Burial Found in Norway
Ground-penetrating radar detected the remains of a 66-foot long boat along with the traces other burial mounds and five longhouses
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How Fish Farms Can Use Facial Recognition to Survey Sick Salmon
A Norwegian aquaculture company plans to combat sea lice and other problems by monitoring individual salmon in a high-tech fish farms
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Norway’s Newest Ships Give a Glimpse Into the Future of Sustainable Seafaring
The country is using oil and gas riches to engineer emission-free vessels
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After 100 Years, Roald Amundsen’s Polar Ship Returns to Norway
Maud, which sunk in Arctic Canada in 1930, was floated across the Atlantic to its new home in a museum in Vollen
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Greenland’s Vikings Got Wealthy Off Walrus Tusks
New DNA study reveals how the Norse Greenlanders cornered the market on ivory in Europe
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Norwegian Trees Still Bear Evidence of a World War II German Battleship
A chemical fog used to camouflage the ship impacted the trees, limiting ring development
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Simulation Suggests Viking Sunstones of Legend Could Have Worked
If they existed, the crystals—used to locate the sun’s position on cloudy days—could have helped Vikings sail to far away places
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How a Sneak Attack By Norway’s Skiing Soldiers Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb
Seventy-five years ago, in Operation Gunnerside, a stealthy group of commandos took out a crucial Nazi chemical plant
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These Musical Instruments Are All Made of Ice
Chill out at Norway’s Ice Music Festival this February
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Norway’s Melting Glaciers Release Over 2,000 Artifacts
Spanning 6,000 years, the well-preserved items hint at the history of mountain dwellers
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Norway’s Medieval Wooden Churches Look Plucked From a Fairy Tale
These historic churches feature elaborate carvings that mix Christian and Viking symbols
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After 100 Years, This Entire Forest Will Be Turned into Mystery Manuscripts
Hike through Norway’s future library, currently in the form of baby trees
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Color-Soaked Photographs Capture Norway’s Watery Wonderlands
“One Eye Project” explores liquid landscapes and reflections of Norway’s greatest sites
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Follow the Paths of Viking Raiders from Norway to North America
Visit these preserved settlement sites
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