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Norman Borlaug's research saved lives, but we must consider how the resulting technologies have been applied. While his ...
According to a survey, most Norwegians will vacation in Norway this summer, with fewer going abroad due to high costs.
The Norwegian American. Every May 17, Norwegians and Norwegian Americans come together to celebrate Syttende Mai with flags, bunads, music, and plenty of good cheer.
Norway is surrounded by seas. With oceans come storms. Between October and May, the Norwegian and Barents seas experience hurricane-type tempests called “polar lows”. Polar lows can reach the size of ...
New Land, New Life exhibit. The New Land, New Life exhibit was developed in 2013 by Sons of Norway Synn ø ve-Nordkap Lodge, St. Paul, with funding assistance from the Sons of Norway Foundation. It ...
The first Midwestern stop for most immigrants was Chicago with more than 47,000 Norwegians by 1910. Chicago was the third largest Norwegian city after Oslo and Bergen at the time, earning it the ...
Journey to Norway’s dramatic west coast, where steep, jagged mountains cradle charming villages, and clear streams and lakes wind through the landscape. It was here, in 1879, that Peder Jepsen ...
“Sommer kommer, sommer kommer, sol og regn og latter og sang” — “summer is coming, summer is coming, sun and rain, and laughter and song” — goes the opening line of a well-loved Norwegian children’s ...
A new proposal in Norway aims to create a cohabitation law to regulate finances between partners, protect children, and prevent poverty — offering similar rights as marriage laws.
Norway’s government and the farmers’ union agreed on a NOK 1.1 billion farm support deal to boost food security and close income gaps, though smallholders withdrew over unresolved issues.
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has opened a competitive bidding process for three floating offshore wind project areas at Utsira Nord, off the coast of Rogaland. The energy industry welcomes the ...