When Rob Barrett surveyed one of Norway's largest seabird colonies in the '70s there were too many birds to count – stark before and after photographs reveal sharp decline ~enviro Article 1171 words 13 votes
Where has the best metro system in Europe? Oslo came top of the rankings, with an index score of 8.06 out of 10. ~transport Link 12 votes
Norway's economy is thriving yet the krone is becoming less and less valuable. What's going on? ~finance economics Link 5 votes
Jan Hakon Erichsen explains how he became an Instagram star by smashing vegetables, popping balloons – and nearly killing himself with a knife sculpture ~arts art.performance art.contemporary Article 1236 words 5 votes
Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard a doubt for Sunday's North London derby after suffering an ankle injury on international duty for Norway ~sports.football Article 203 words 8 votes
Fig Tape – It's Only Been a Week (2023) ~music electronic pop.hyper Video 2:24, published Oct 26 2023 1 vote
Magnus Carlsen won his fourth title at the Speed Chess Championship 2024, defeating Alireza Firouzja in front of a live audience in Paris ~games.tabletop Article 1712 words 6 votes
China's Arctic dreams make the Norwegian port of Kirkenes a global prize – and an unlikely hotbed of East-West rivalry ~transport Article 77 words 6 votes
Magnus Carlsen beats Hans Niemann, in first match since infamous cheating scandal, at the 2024 Speed Chess Championship in Paris ~games.tabletop Article 23 votes
Norway wants to ban unhealthy food ads that target teens – doesn't go as far as the UK's rule but pushes far beyond other European countries' efforts ~health Article 1211 words 10 votes
Norway's anti-doping agency left red-faced after mistakenly producing a list for testing that included two footballers who have been dead since 1962 and 1983 ~sports.football Article 329 words 4 votes
Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis beat 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm in a 100m exhibition race in Zurich ~sports Article 278 words 13 votes
Hvaldimir, a celebrated ‘spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway – first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness ~enviro Article 494 words 15 votes
Helldivers 2 support studio Toadman Interactive to shut offices in Sweden and Norway – some positions at developer's Berlin office also at risk ~games Article 209 words 14 votes
Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears ~travel Article 814 words 4 votes
Erling Haaland maintained his blistering start to the new Premier League season as he struck a back-to-back hat-trick to fire Manchester City to a 3-1 win at West Ham United ~sports.football Link 5 votes
Rates of violence in Viking Age Norway and Denmark were long believed to be comparable. A team of researchers now challenges that assumption. ~humanities.history Article 889 words 9 votes
Madder Mortem – Towers (2024) ~music metal.alternative metal.progressive Video 4:48, published Nov 15 2023 2 votes
Casper Ruud overcame some scratchy play to defeat Shang Juncheng and advance to the Round of 16 at the 2024 US Open ~sports tennis Link 3 votes
Why have salmon deserted Norway's rivers? Salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish's future. ~enviro climate change Article 1004 words 8 votes
Leprous – Like A Sunken Ship (2024) ~music metal.progressive Video 4:11, published Aug 14 2024 7 votes
An American archaeologist has died after the replica boat she was sailing in capsized in rough seas during an expedition from the Faroe Islands to Norway ~transport Article 353 words 15 votes
IKEA is trialling its own second-hand online marketplace so that customers can sell to each other, rather than relying on buy-and-sell websites like eBay or Gumtree ~tech internet Article 406 words 42 votes
Girl in Red – I'm Back (2024) ~music singer songwriter pop.indie Video 3:05, published Apr 12 2024 9 votes
Norway's government wants to relax restrictions on abortion to make it legal for women to terminate pregnancies up to the eighteenth week of gestation ~health Article 347 words 27 votes
A voyage like no other, from Norway to Canada through the Northwest Passage – to raise awareness of the six planetary tipping points in the Arctic ~enviro climate change Article 1153 words 7 votes
Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashes longstanding world 3000m record in Silesia ~sports Article 268 words 5 votes
Stavanger's pristine white facades create a timeless, quaint atmosphere. Yet, amidst this traditional setting, a vibrant street art scene has emerged. ~arts art.street Article 879 words 4 votes
Another game, another milestone for Erling Haaland, who keeps getting better and better – Norway striker marked his 100th Manchester City appearance with his 91st goal ~sports.football Article 163 words 6 votes
Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out. ~enviro energy Article 576 words 7 votes
Quisling - The Final Days / Quislings Siste Dager | Trailer ~movies Video 2:17, published Jul 22 2024 4 votes
RB Leipzig have signed Antonio Nusa from Club Bruges – Norwegian has signed a five-year contract and will wear the No 7 shirt ~sports.football Article 202 words 3 votes
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer – will pen a manuscript that won't be published until 2114 ~books libraries Article 654 words 13 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
Seal, whale, reindeer – and plankton? When your restaurant is high in the Arctic Circle you have to get pretty creative with your fine dining. ~food restaurants Article 1015 words 12 votes
Markus Rooth wins Norway's first decathlon gold in 104 years – second time in Olympic history that all three medallists exceeded 8700 points ~sports Article 265 words 7 votes
Mayor of Oslo warns that drug smugglers are increasingly targeting the Norwegian capital as a gateway to Europe as authorities tighten controls on major ports such as Antwerp ~news norway.oslo crime.organized politics belgium.antwerp Article 475 words 7 votes
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox. ~enviro climate change Article 1955 words 11 votes
Top-flight match in Norway abandoned when fans staged protest against the use of video assistant referees by throwing fishcakes, tennis balls and smoke bombs on the pitch ~sports.football Article 402 words 7 votes
Tech giants should be made subject to a global tax for their use of people's personal data, according to Norway's Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum ~tech Link 30 votes
Ghanaian authorities are investigating after several individuals claiming to be para-athletes and their support staff reportedly absconded during a trip to Norway ~sports Article 420 words 3 votes
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks. ~misc politics Article 899 words 7 votes
Set in an otherworldly landscape surrounded by glaciers, forests and lakes – how the Arctic town of Bodø became Europe's Capital of Culture ~travel Article 1573 words 4 votes
In Norway, children walk to school aged six, or even travel across the country. Why do these kids have so much independence, while other countries are so risk-averse? ~life family parenting work education Article 2322 words 30 votes
Norwegian government has called off a plan to sell the last privately owned piece of land on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard in order to prevent its acquisition by China ~misc politics Article 381 words 30 votes
Iranian-born Norwegian man found guilty of terrorism in a 2022 attack on an LGBTQ+ festival in Oslo and sentenced to thirty years in prison ~lgbt Article 340 words 15 votes