A hiker was swept to his death by a devastating avalanche as he clambered down a 4,000ft mountain peak in Norway. Victim Matteo Cazzola, 35, and three friends were descending…
Ancient remains of a terrifying 250-million-year-old sea reptile have been found halfway up a mountain in Norway. The ichthyosaur fossil shows that the feared ocean predator apparently existed long before…
Project scientists have found out that a third of the plastic waste that reaches the Arctic can be traced back to countries outside of it. The five-year-long project led by…
A shipwreck thought to date back hundreds of years to medieval times has been found perfectly preserved at the bottom of a lake. An unmanned sub equipped with cameras discovered…
New research has suggested that Otzi the 5,300-year-old prehistoric iceman did not die in autumn before being preserved under winter snow, and instead had died in early spring on a…
A woman from Norway has captured the moment when a herd of killer whales swam by her side while she was kayaking in the open sea. Wedding photographer Karianne Klovning,…
The United States has returned a rare silver quarter shekel coin was minted by Jewish rebels 2,000 years ago on Temple Mount – and that could be worth as much…
Researchers have developed a new method to measure Arctic ice thickness and volume throughout the whole year by using satellite data. The international team consists of scientists from the Alfred…
A teenage athlete tragically died when she was hit by a truck at a roller skiing competition. Cross-country roller skier Hana Mazi Jamnik was hit by a truck near Jorpeland,…
Boffins in Austria and Norway have discovered how silicate nanoparticles can save historic buildings made of porous rock from deteriorating in adverse weather. Experts from Vienna University of Technology (TU…