World Chess Championship game 8: More drama, Ding Liren misses big chance ~games.tabletop Article 254 words 3 votes
ABBA star Björn Ulvaeus believes avatars are the future after greeting one millionth attender at the group's hit show, Voyage ~music pop Article 433 words 4 votes
A Gaelic-speaking warrior queen called Aud is central to an emerging theory that Scottish and Irish Celts played a far bigger role in Iceland's history than realised ~humanities.history Article 881 words, published Jan 4 2023 6 votes
Outstanding new composers and genre-hopping experiments – why Iceland has become a classical music powerhouse ~music classical Article 1092 words 1 vote
Norway wants to raise taxes on its aquaculture industry, which could provide a model for how to better manage the marine environment ~enviro sustainability Article 761 words 4 votes
‘I got a brain injury and a life sentence’: The hidden legacy of male violence against women ~health healthcare Article 1870 words 3 votes
AI can fool voice recognition used to verify identity by Centrelink and Australian tax office ~tech security Article 1108 words, published Mar 16 2023 11 votes
Producers of the latest Mission: Impossible film have dropped their attempt to obtain permission for dozens of helicopter landings on Svalbard ~movies Article 869 words 3 votes
Alexander Skarsgård talks about his new film, the explicit sci-fi horror Infinity Pool, and why he gave up acting for eight years ~movies Article 1808 words 7 votes
‘The Norse Myths That Shape the Way We Think’ by Carolyne Larrington – from Tolkien to Marvel, the huge influence of Norse myths on modern culture ~books literature reviews Article 895 words 2 votes
Killer dolls, cocaine bears and dinosaur time travel: how the B-movie became big business ~movies Article 1344 words 4 votes
Buried deep in the permafrost, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault is opening its doors to the world with the launch of a new virtual tour to mark its fifteenth anniversary ~science biology Article 865 words 9 votes
Testing Spotify's virtual radio host – the service curates a stream of songs I've heard before. Do I really need this? ~tech Article 698 words 3 votes
Monumental mirror to the sky is to be created in a wildly beautiful but little visited stretch of coastline – Olafur Eliasson's first permanent outdoor artwork in the UK ~arts art.installation Article 835 words 3 votes
US local news outlets need tax breaks to help save democracy, says advocate ~news usa journalism Article 815 words 3 votes
Fever Ray's Karin Dreijer on romance, ageing and kink – third solo album finds them swapping edge for the ‘peaceful sadness’ of age ~music experimental pop.electro Article 2394 words 3 votes
European Commission contacted Swedish authorities after it emerged they were planning to deport a 74-year-old British woman with severe Alzheimers ~health Article 709 words 4 votes
UK girl with deadly inherited condition is cured with gene therapy on NHS ~health medicine Article 773 words 9 votes
There are plenty of football supporters' groups in Norway, but not many are dedicated to clubs like Kidderminster Harriers from the sixth tier in the UK ~sports.football Article 1057 words 5 votes
World's oldest European hedgehog discovered in Denmark – posthumous discovery gives conservationists hope for the mammals' future preservation ~enviro conservation Article 753 words 4 votes
Oxford University-led study detects twenty-six types of PFAS compounds in ice around Svalbard, threatening downstream ecosystems ~enviro water.melt pollution.water Article 408 words 6 votes
Tár and The Banshees of Inisherin take top honours at London film critics awards ~movies Article 443 words 5 votes
A Swedish town is on the move, one building at a time – subsidence from the world's biggest iron ore mine threatens to swallow up the Arctic town of Kiruna ~design urban planning architecture Article 1005 words 6 votes
Vikings brought their animals to England, research suggests – experts find evidence at Derbyshire cremation site of horses and dogs originating from the Baltic Shield ~humanities.history Article 616 words 6 votes
‘Oh my God, this is big!’ How The Cardigans went stratospheric with Lovefool. ~music Article 855 words 3 votes
Government refuses to fund UK students at new medical school despite ‘chronic’ doctor shortage ~health healthcare Article 852 words, published Jan 14 2023 6 votes
World's oldest runestone found in Norway – 2,000-year-old inscription is among the earliest examples of words recorded in writing ~humanities.languages Article 476 words 9 votes
How Edvard Munch's friend Thomas Olsen hid the masterpiece 'Dance on the Beach' in a remote barn in the Norwegian forest to foil the Nazis ~arts art painting Article 864 words 4 votes
Martin Ødegaard's bumpy path to destiny – childhood advantages gave him a head start, but obstacles still littered the road to captaining Arsenal and Norway ~sports.football Article 997 words 3 votes
Chess's cheating scandal has taken another bizarre twist – Hans Niemann accuses Magnus Carlsen of paying fellow chess player €300 to shout abuse ~games.tabletop Article 656 words 6 votes
‘Self-healing’ Roman concrete could aid modern construction, study suggests ~science chemistry Article 677 words 13 votes
Danish bank workers celebrate full year without robberies – finance workers' union says number of bank heists has been affected by fall in use of cash in recent years ~finance banking Article 196 words 8 votes
Battle for the nation's soul – Norway faces debate about gas and oil wealth ~finance Article 1519 words 8 votes
Svalbard reindeer thrive as they shift diet towards popsicle-like grasses – increased plant growth due to warmer climate ~enviro climate change Article 710 words 3 votes
Dismantling Sellafield: The epic task of shutting down a nuclear site ~enviro energy Article 5302 words, published Dec 15 2022 6 votes
‘My power’s really low’: NASA’s Insight Mars lander prepares to sign off from the Red Planet ~space Article 534 words 5 votes
Global heating helps turns icy Sweden into unique wine-making territory – vineyards have expanded by 50% in the last two years ~food drinks Article 856 words 3 votes
Finland defence minister to take two months' paternity leave amid NATO bid – Antti Kaikkonen says 'children are only little for a moment' ~life parenting family work Article 291 words 8 votes
New Zealand parents refuse use of vaccinated blood in life-saving surgery on baby ~health medicine Article 563 words 14 votes
Northern lights photographer of the year 2022 – in pictures ~arts photography Article 53 words 2 votes
Fast-rising electricity bills and surging food price inflation are taking their toll in Sweden – Matmissionen and the social stores offering food at rock-bottom prices ~life Article 951 words 7 votes
Fanny and Alexander review – Ingmar Bergman's dark fusion of William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens ~movies reviews Article 904 words 3 votes
‘China’s hottest woman’: The driving force behind crunchy chilli sensation Lao Gan Ma ~food Article 839 words, published Nov 5 2022 12 votes
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals ~enviro Article 1018 words, published Oct 12 2022 7 votes