The thistle features heavily in folklore, especially in Scotland. There, the thistle is the national flower and is steeped in meaning and legend. In the 1200s, Norway’s King Haakon decided he would ...

Spring flowers appear, the trees begin to bud ... Thanks to the many public holidays in May – Norway’s national day on the 17th of May being the most fun – Norwegians get to really appreciate the ...

It was like looking up into the heart of a flower of glorious light whose petals ... the elders' spiritual spin on the world. In Norway I met a man at Tromsø's Auroral Observatory who bridges ...

Guest columnist Michelle Newman, the Culture Vulture, takes you to Alaska to experience the colors of Petersburg's Little ...

A new effort could make prisons safer, but it does not involve tighter restrictions or more fencing. Sometimes, a simple ...

Attractions Saltfjellet-Svartisen National Park is like a miniature version of Norway. In the west ... The calcareous soil provides a rich and varied flora filled with beautiful flowers and plants to ...

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown ... This story appears in the April 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Rats are our shadow selves. We live on the surface of the city ...

When you’re looking to travel alone, these are the safest, most exciting, and all-around best destinations for flying solo.

If there is a wish for additional flowers in the ... to the funeral. In Norway, however, it is common that this is covered by means from the accounts of the deceased, if this is possible. If the ...

Tributes are being paid at the crime scene in the aftermath of overnight shootings in the centre of Oslo A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist ...

A deadly bow and arrow attack in Norway which left five people dead appears ... Flags were flown at half-mast on Thursday while flowers and other memorials were placed in Kongsberg's main square.