Remains of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine believed to have been found on Everest ~sports Article 1766 words 14 votes
The Danish lakelands of the Jutland peninsula unfurl like giant droplets in a region ripe for kayaking, wild swimming and languid summer walks ~travel Article 1296 words 5 votes
There are few more thrilling places to ski tour than the Lyngen Alps, a 55-mile chain of peaks that punctuates Norway's fragmented northerly fringes ~travel Article 719 words 8 votes
A hands-on sailing voyage by tall ship around the South Funen Archipelago offers an authentic glimpse of Danish maritime culture old and new ~travel Article 2709 words, published Nov 28 2023 3 votes
Geiranger in Norway, where a fissure growing in the side of a cliff could dislodge a rockslide so powerful it unleashes a deadly tsunami ~enviro Article 1498 words 16 votes
With its glaciers, fjords and craggy mountains, Southern Norway is jaw-droppingly beautiful – and nature leads the region's chefs who draw on the local bounties ~travel Article 1382 words 6 votes
The veery thrush will time its migrations months in advance to avoid dangerous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. How are these birds so attuned to the climate? ~science Article 910 words, published Jul 28 2023 14 votes
Volcanoes don't just erupt on schedule – but they have been in Iceland ~enviro Article 1255 words, published Aug 21 2023 7 votes
Female California condors can reproduce without mating, joining a list that includes sharks, rays and lizards ~science Article 808 words, published Oct 28 2021 19 votes
Are cures for some of the world’s deadliest diseases hiding in our sewers? ~health medicine Article 2304 words, published Dec 16 2022 7 votes
At Experience Restaurant on a remote farm, chef Kim Sjøbakk takes diners on a sixteen-course culinary tour of the Trøndelag landscape in Norway ~food restaurants Article 1422 words 4 votes
Alex Honnold just led the first ascent of one of Earth's tallest Arctic sea cliffs, gathering crucial climate data along the way ~enviro climate change Article 1629 words, published Aug 18 2022 8 votes
California pumps too much groundwater, especially during droughts. Now, it's learning to refill the overdrawn bucket. ~enviro water.ground Article 2058 words, published Mar 23 2022 9 votes
More than just a 'mystery' train, the Orient Express whisked the elite across Europe in luxury and style ~travel Article 2166 words, published Nov 23 2021 7 votes
'Forest gardens’ show how Native land stewardship can outdo nature ~enviro Article 2034 words, published Apr 23 2021 12 votes
Has science solved one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries? ~humanities.history Article 2185 words 14 votes
The waters around Tristan da Cunha, a remote British territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, will become the fourth-largest completely protected marine area in the world ~enviro Article 1090 words 11 votes
Greta Thunberg reflects on living through multiple crises in a 'post-truth society' ~enviro climate change Article 2161 words 7 votes
My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy ~space astronomy.radio Article 1737 words 9 votes
Welcome to Laufskálarétt – The autumn ritual of wild horse herding in Iceland's Kolbeinsdalur Valley ~life Article 641 words 9 votes
In an exclusive interview, Anthony Fauci, the face of America’s COVID-19 response, cautions against the rush for states to reopen, and offers his tips for handling the pandemic's information deluge ~health Article 2956 words 21 votes
Commercial whaling may be over in Iceland – citing the pandemic, whale watching, and a lack of exports, one of the three largest whaling countries may be calling it quits ~enviro Article 903 words, published May 1 2020 6 votes
The pandemic is giving people vivid, unusual dreams. Here’s why ~health.mental Article 1188 words 20 votes
The fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries ~humanities.history Article 2892 words 11 votes
This marsupial, the swamp wallaby, is the only animal that's always pregnant ~science biology Article 632 words 10 votes
“Abrupt thaw” affects five percent of Arctic permafrost, but it could double the amount of warming it contributes ~enviro climate change Article 1115 words 11 votes
The Chinese paddlefish, one of world's largest fish, has gone extinct ~enviro Article 1030 words 3 votes
Earth is missing a huge part of its crust. Now we may know why. ~science Article 1123 words, published Dec 31 2018 15 votes
Researchers used skeletal remains and ancient DNA to reconstruct the burial of a woman who lived in what is now southern Sweden 7,000 years ago ~humanities.history Article 891 words, published Nov 11 2019 4 votes
Animated atlas of all the known moons in our solar system ~space Article published Jul 9 2019 8 votes
Colombia has declared a national state of emergency to try to contain the spread of a destructive banana fungus ~food Article 958 words 9 votes
Cigarette butts are toxic plastic pollution. Should they be banned? ~enviro pollution plastics Article 1549 words 11 votes
Borgarhraun eruption – magma speed record set by Icelandic volcano ~enviro Article 1167 words 7 votes
Europe has had five 500-year summers in fifteen years ~enviro climate change Article 761 words 18 votes
Apartheid ended twenty-five years ago. How has South Africa changed? ~humanities.history Article 1264 words 10 votes
These animals have the world's biggest ears ~science biology Article 563 words, published Apr 12 2019 3 votes
Extinct flower rediscovered in Hawaii, via drones - A rare cliff-dwelling flower that was thought eliminated has been found by scientists in Kauai. ~enviro conservation Article 611 words 7 votes
This new species of ancient carnivore was bigger than a polar bear ~science Article 959 words 6 votes
New species of ancient human discovered in the Philippines ~science archaeology anthropology Article 1762 words 7 votes
To build the cities of the future, we must get out of our cars ~design architecture urban planning Article 5424 words, published Mar 14 2019 13 votes
Maya ritual cave ‘untouched’ for 1,000 years stuns archaeologists ~humanities.history Article 1079 words 6 votes
Michelangelo’s Sistine splendor, story of a Renaissance icon ~arts art.fine Article 1594 words, published Dec 24 2018 4 votes
Rare half-male, half-female cardinal spotted in Pennsylvania ~science biology Article 629 words 15 votes
The world's newest major religion: No religion. As secularism grows, atheists and agnostics are trying to expand and diversify their ranks ~humanities theology religion Article 1981 words, published Apr 22 2016 19 votes
Untouched 4,400-year-old tomb discovered at Saqqara, Egypt ~humanities.history Article 378 words 22 votes