I have set a target of five trade missions in the next two years and as Scottish Secretary, I’ll be leading from the front. We hit the ...

Today, seed banks around the world are doing much of the work of saving crop varieties that could be essential resources under future growing conditions. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway ...

Svalbard is often described as a remote, frozen wasteland. For conspiracy theorists, early visits to the Global Seed Vault by billionaires such as Bill Gates and George Soros, and representatives from ...

Hertervig's paintings are not only a feast for the eyes; they also often serve as precise depictions of Stavanger in the ...

Knesset passes bill banning UNRWA from operating in Israel, which would eventually affect its work in Gaza, West Bank and ...

Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka, Sierra Leone's Minister of Agriculture and Food Security is delivering on President Dr. Julius Maada ...

Researchers have used genetic sequencing on skeletal remains to corroborate a Norse historical tale, blending history with ...

One text from the collection is called Sverris Saga and tells the history of king Sverre Sigurdsson who lived from 1151 to ...

Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the body is around 900 years old, and previous studies suggested it was a man aged 30-40 ...

Scientists have connected 800-year-old skeletal remains found in a well at Norway’s Sverresborg castle to a mysterious figure ...

The centuries-old 'Well Man' skeleton was dumped in the well of a Norwegian castle, and researchers have spent years scratching their heads as to why it was there, and if there was some greater ...

Archaeology and genetics have come together in a fascinating investigation into a skeleton discovered in the well of ...