Imagine the marvelous mass of a walrus, lying leisurely in its natural habitat. What does the landscape surrounding your imagined walrus look like? You’re probably picturing this tusked creature on a frigid chunk of ice, and that’s because walruses eventually settled mostly in … [Read more...] about Norway’s walrus population bounces back thanks to hunting bans
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This startup uses a plant-derived material to make roads carbon negative
Similar to building new roads, repairing existing ones is not an environmentally friendly endeavor. One of the main problems is bitumen, a fossil fuel-derived binder that holds asphalt together. A startup in Norway is recycling old roads using a plant-based binder instead, a … [Read more...] about This startup uses a plant-derived material to make roads carbon negative
Norway to add gender-neutral pronoun to official Norwegian language
The official Norwegian language is set to add a new gender-neutral pronoun within the year, confirms the Language Council of Norway. The gender-neutral third-person singular counterpart to the feminine “hun” and the masculine “han” will be “hen.” According to Daniel Ims, a … [Read more...] about Norway to add gender-neutral pronoun to official Norwegian language
Norwegian cohousing encourages social connection and sustainable living
After a year of alienation from each other, we are beginning to realize the downfalls of the once sought-after single-nuclear-family housing. Not only is it financially impractical and ecologically damaging, but it’s isolating and discourages the building of strong local … [Read more...] about Norwegian cohousing encourages social connection and sustainable living
What Norwegians can teach us about beating the winter blues
Today the sun will set in the Norwegian capital of Oslo at 4:06 pm. That sounds awful, especially for those of us living in the US, and makes us beg the question: how do nordic countries beat the winter blues when sunlight is so fleeting? One Stanford researcher, Kari Leibowitz, … [Read more...] about What Norwegians can teach us about beating the winter blues