World Cup 2026 – potential England trouble, Italy’s last chance and the Haaland show

The qualification picture for the 2026 World Cup is now clearer, with just the play-offs remaining to be completed before the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Hiker Discovered a Trove of Artifacts in Norway’s Melting Ice. The Site Turned Out to Be a 1,500-Year-Old Reindeer Trap

Located in the mountains of western Norway, the facility was likely used by Iron Age hunters to trap and kill wild reindeer.
Ancient Origins

Scallop Shells Bizarrely Guard Viking Woman's Mouth

Archaeologists excavating a ninth-century burial site in Bjugn, Norway have uncovered something unprecedented in Scandinavian archaeology: a Viking Age woman's grave featuring two scallop shells ...
ZME Science

This Milanese Friar Wrote About North America 150 Years Before Columbus, and Columbus May Have Known

Galvaneus studied for his doctorate in Genoa, the closest major port to Milan and a massive hub for maritime trade. A 2024 ...
The News-Enterprise

Kentucky dream takes flight: UK joins NASA on Arctic space mission (copy)

A team of students and faculty from the University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering will make ...

Curaçao and Cape Verde qualify for a super-sized World Cup, but a 4-time champion is on the brink

A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport’s biggest global ...
Into the Calderon

Alexander Sørloth’s A-game: Atlético need the Norwegian’s best against Getafe

Your best source for quality Atlético Madrid news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.
The Norwegian American

Andreas Viestad rediscovers 10,000 years of Norwegian food

TV chef, food writer, and restaurateur Andreas Viestad explores 10,000 years of Norwegian cuisine, blending history, humor, ...

An Indigenous Ballet Was a Hit in the City. But in the Sami Heartland?

The Norwegian National Ballet was nervous about taking a new work about a Sami uprising to the area where the historical ...

'Scotland must shake shackles of past to grasp World Cup dream'

Scotland must cast off agonising failures of the past to beat Denmark and secure a place at their first World Cup since 1998.
All That's Interesting

A Metal Detectorist In Norway Just Uncovered An 800-Year-Old Jesus Statue Made Of Gilded Bronze

The gilded Jesus statue has been sent to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim for further study.
FIFA

Haaland heroics seal Norway's World Cup return

Erling Haaland has never seen Norway take part in a FIFA World Cup ™. On the eve of his nation’s match against Italy, he admitted that returning his side to the finals has been one of his main ...