State-of-the-art technology is providing a far more precise picture of Norway’s wetlands. The LAVDAS project is testing new ...

Russia's regulator authority Rostekhnadzor has granted nuclear power company Rosatom a licence to begin construction of the ...

Mar, northern Russia, are being offered fuel vouchers worth 1,000 roubles (€11) if they undergo reproductive health checks and family planning consultations at the local hospital. The initiative comes ...

The two air-defence positions equipped with mobile S-300 and S-400 launchers that protect Russia's largest nuclear submarine ...

The Norwegian royal family hosted a reception for the national football team following its success at the World Cup. At the ...

Only a few days after publishing an essay in The Economist calling for Western restraint in the war in Ukraine, the ...

What does “Arctic quality” mean for Norwegians? A survey of over 1400 consumers shows that the term itself is little known, ...

After the start of the full-scale war against Ukraine, the Northern (Arctic) Federal University (NArFU) in Arkhangelsk ...

After 21 months of drifting across the Arctic Ocean, Russia’s Severny Polus (North Pole) research station was this week ...

Andrei Trofimov, a political prisoner who is serving a 13-year sentence in the strict-regime IK-9 Penal Colony in Karelia, ...

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings continue to edge downwards amid successful Ukrainian drone strikes on ...

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