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In the last decade, extensive fungal growth has developed in Danish museums parallel to climate change, challenging occupational health and heritage preservation ~humanities.history Article 484 words, published May 6 2025 22 votes
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Northern Sámi, a language spoken in the Arctic, has more than 300 words for snow and a special word for "frightened reindeer" – can it survive in a warmer world? ~humanities.languages Article 19 votes
As the earth warms, glacial archaeologists in Norway are in a race against time to preserve objects before they are destroyed by the elements ~humanities.history Article 826 words 10 votes
The rich have their own ethics: Effective altruism and the crypto crash philosophy ethics Video 41:34, published Feb 24 2023 11 votes
Environmental change may have played a role at the dawn of Egyptian history ~humanities.history Article 1224 words 10 votes
Extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch in Norway in recent years ~humanities.history Article 411 words 8 votes
How a climate crisis helped shape Norse mythology – a group of archaeologists, linguists and other experts have teamed up to analyse the inscriptions of the Rök Stone ~humanities.languages Article 354 words 9 votes
Treasure trove of artifacts illustrates life in a lost Viking mountain pass – Lendbreen, in Norway, was an important route from the Roman era until the late Middle Ages ~humanities.history Article 1299 words 8 votes
Sweden's Rök runestone reveals inscriptions were as much about climate change fears as they were the history of ancient battles ~humanities.languages Article 621 words 9 votes