Satu Rämö has caused a publishing sensation across Europe – all thanks to her novels about Hildur, a mindful cop who solves murders with her needle-clacking sidekick ~books fiction.crime Article 1521 words 5 votes
‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit ~books Article 3076 words 19 votes
Botanists identify thirty-three global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants ~science biology Article 654 words 16 votes
At least sixty-four dead and millions without power after hurricane Helene devastates south-eastern US states with landslides and flooding, washing away roads and bridges ~enviro Article 700 words 61 votes
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border ~enviro climate change Article 399 words 11 votes
‘I’m motivated by the puzzle’: how Courtney Dauwalter became ultrarunning’s GOAT ~sports Article 1535 words 11 votes
Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it ~travel Article 1097 words 13 votes
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek hopes his latest brainchild, the Neko Body Scan, will revolutionise healthcare ~health healthcare Article 937 words 20 votes
Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims ~enviro climate change Article 2248 words 20 votes
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 ~science biology Article 1171 words 13 votes
Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website – potentially chilling effect on artists engaging critically with large corporations ~arts Article 1036 words 20 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
Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres's versatility at Sporting may lead to his £85m release clause soon looking like a relative bargain ~sports.football Article 857 words 5 votes
Based on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show powered by Swedish pop duo Roxette opens in Malmö – Per Gessle reflects on their arrival at the opera ~arts theatre Article 1302 words 4 votes
Maelstrom under Greenland's glaciers could slow future sea level rise – pioneering mission into mysterious and violent world may reveal ‘speed bumps’ on the way to global coastal inundation ~enviro climate change Article 2077 words 3 votes
Eleven on trial in Sweden's largest environmental crime case – Bella Nilsson's company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste ~enviro recycling pollution.ground Article 567 words 23 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
Traditionally in the Swedish church the bride and groom walk down the aisle together – but the patriarchal handover is catching on, and now Lutherans want to stop it ~humanities religion Article 742 words 24 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
Sven-Göran Eriksson, England's first overseas manager and winner of multiple honours at club level, has died at the age of 76 ~sports.football Article 934 words 5 votes
Fehmarn Belt tunnel being built with innovative engineering is final step of project to connect Denmark – and the Nordics as a whole – to the rest of Europe ~engineering Article 912 words 13 votes
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’ ~enviro conservation Article 527 words 15 votes
Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project – news follows scrapping of two other Atlantic windfarms and axing of hundreds of jobs as costs surge ~enviro energy.renewable Article 541 words 7 votes
Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds ~humanities.history Article 898 words 24 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
Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time ~health medicine Article 880 words 23 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
Sven-Göran Eriksson on his terminal illness, scandal, and why he feels sorry for the next England manager ~sports.football Article 4938 words 7 votes
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked ~music Article 6148 words, published Oct 6 2022 8 votes
Armand Duplantis achieves new heights after pole vault world record adds to gold at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Swede vaults to ninth world record of his career ~sports Article 831 words 10 votes
Anger mounts over environmental cost of Google datacentre in Uruguay ~enviro water.waste Article 708 words 19 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 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
CrowdStrike global outage to cost US Fortune 500 companies $5.4bn ~tech security.cyber Article 504 words 35 votes
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined ~enviro energy Article 428 words 19 votes
Divers have discovered a 19th-century shipwreck off the Swedish coast loaded to the brim with champagne ~humanities.history Article 325 words 12 votes
We unleashed Facebook and Instagram’s algorithms on blank accounts. They served up sexism and misogyny. ~tech social media facebook Article 1314 words 43 votes
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say ~food history Article 968 words 25 votes
Credit at last for female screenwriter airbrushed from Hollywood history ~movies Article 891 words 12 votes
Swedish director Levan Akin's fearless and hopeful takes on LGBTQ+ narratives have made him one of the most exciting gay directors working today ~lgbt transgender Article 1507 words 14 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
Rio de Janeiro’s ‘narco-pentecostal’ gangs accused of ordering Catholic churches to close ~humanities religion Article 953 words 11 votes
After a near eight-month search for a new national team manager, the Republic of Ireland have made the surprise appointment of Icelander Heimir Hallgrímsson ~sports.football Article 473 words 4 votes
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital ~enviro pollution.water Article 244 words 24 votes
Meet Mercy and Anita – the African workers driving the AI revolution, for just over a dollar an hour ~tech social media Article 2601 words 18 votes