Was there a Norwegian island of New Zealand? Stewart Island was home to a significant proportion of Norwegian settlers and whalers.
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We took the back off a Michelangelo and it took seven months | Saving Michelangelo’s Epifania cartoon
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In 1903, a Norwegian farmer discovered an ornate piece of wood sticking out of the mud – one year later, an almost totally intact Viking ship burial had been uncovered
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I tried to make something in America (The Smarter Scrubber experiment)
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Ever wondered what it takes to mass-produce a new consumer product? I went inside the factories behind one of the most exciting tools I've seen — the new eufyMake E1, 3D-texture UV printer.
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Sweden's recycling centres overflowing with clothes after EU-wide ban on throwing away textiles – municipalities eager to have fast fashion giants take responsibility
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How one company secretly poisoned the planet
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Outsourcing responsibility: explosion at Optima Belle
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Outsourcing responsibility: Explosion at Optima Belle
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A glass Chicago building killed thousands of migrating birds until dots were added to the windows
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World’s first gene-edited spider produces red fluorescent silk
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Troupe of world-class sand sculptors have descended on Hundested in Denmark, as the town prepares to open its 14th annual sand sculpture festival
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Ancient Roman wooden water pipe made from hollow tree trunks unearthed beneath a street in Belgium
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This 200-year-old lighter ignites without a spark
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I went down a rabbit hole trying to recycle all my tech waste
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ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the Large Hadron Collider
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On the Norwegian coast, a tree is transformed into a boat the old-fashioned way at the Hardanger Maritime Centre museum
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Nearly 70% of Swedish territory is covered by forests, with half belonging to the private sector – what does that mean for the nation's economic and environmental ambitions
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A 1903 proposal to preserve the dead in glass cubes
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How Hoover Dam works
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The characters of plastics
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Sodium-ion battery firm shuts down due to bad economics
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Temporary 3D printed structures transform into a forest after use at Expo 2025 Osaka
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New plastic dissolves in the ocean overnight, leaving no microplastics
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We finally know why ancient Roman concrete was so durable
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Helios Welding Visualization System uses intense pulsed lighting to outshine electric arcs, laser cutters, and even burning magnesium
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The most effective weapon on the modern battlefield is concrete (2016)
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In the south of Denmark, a mega project is under construction in the form of a giant tunnel under the Baltic Sea, linking the country to Germany
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Some of the world's most famous chess pieces, the Lewis chessmen from the 12th century, are coming “home” to Trondheim this spring in a special exhibition
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Danish deposit system: 93% of bottles and cans are returned and of those, 99.7% recycled (translation in comment)
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Two Norwegian ski jumpers have been disqualified from an event at the 2025 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships after their suits were found to have been manipulated
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The extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway – 38ft-tall glass shed features integrated ventilation and cooling systems
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Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11billion investor-state dispute settlement.
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The impact of sand mining - current rates predicted to be unsustainable
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Five unusual ways people in different cultures used lead—and suffered for it
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How to summon a baby Cthulhu
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Stonehenge-like circle unearthed in Denmark – archaeologists suggest ‘woodhenge’ was built between 2600 and 1600BC on similar axis to English stone circle
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Norway's 1X is building a humanoid robot – Neo Gamma is a prototype designed for testing in the home environment
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Decommissioned wind turbine blades recycled into asphalt for new roads in China
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Turning driftwood into a life-size horse on the Sonoma County coast
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I went to the Ravensburger puzzle factory
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Building a flywheel blower for iron ore smelting
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Researchers have created a new battery using aluminum
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Why skyscrapers became glass boxes
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Helsinki landmark Finlandia Hall reopens – architectural icon, designed by Alvar Aalto, is now more accessible than ever to the public after an extensive renovation
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Transparent bamboo: A fireproof and waterproof alternative to glass
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Journal that published faulty black plastic study removed from science index
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Sionic Energy unveils 100% silicon anode battery with high energy density
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How a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensils
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Portland Airport grows with expansive mass timber roof canopy
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