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Updated September 27, 2024

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This 1882 engraving of Ragnarok, the Viking doomsday, shows Odin mounted on a horse and fighting the wolf Fenrir.

7 Stories That Show Just How Metal the Nordics Are

From Viking werewolves to snacking on pickled ram's testicles, Europe's northernmost countries are badass.
by Roxanne Hoorn
Gudrid the Far-Traveled even walked to Rome.

The First Viking Woman to Sail to America Was a Legendary Traveler

Back when the Icelanders called a part of Canada the “land of grapes.”
by Frank Jacobs

Half a Billion Years Ago, These ‘Terror Beasts’ Ruled the Seas

Spoiler alert: They’re giant worms.
by Gemma Tarlach
Don’t let the mitaartut find you on a cold, January night.

How to Celebrate the New Year in Greenland? Terrify Everyone

Masked figures chase people throughout Mitaarfik.
by Lauren Breedlove
Made by fermenting tiny seabirds inside a seal carcass, kiviaq is a special dish among the Inughuit.

Inside Greenland's Misunderstood Winter Delicacy

Kiviaq, a mainstay on many "weird foods" lists, is an incredible feat of fermentation and cultural touchstone.
by Mark Hay
The Arctic is littered with tiny "islands" that appear and then vanish—for a century, scientists have been trying to figure out why.

In 1931, Scientists Hunted Ghost Islands in the Arctic With a Zeppelin

The recent discovery of the world's northernmost "island" recalls the groundbreaking work of the international Polarfahrt team more than 90 years ago.
by Kevin Hamilton
A satellite image from March 7, 2022, shows swirls of sea ice that resemble smoke—or a spectral apparition—against the deep blue North Atlantic.

The Wild and Wonderful Whorls of Brash Ice

Wandering currents and spring thaws make sea ice in East Greenland look like curls of smoke.
by Gemma Tarlach
Researchers took samples from the new island during a July 2020 expedition.

The Northernmost Island in the World Was Just Discovered by Accident

It remains to be seen whether it will stick around.
by Sarah Durn

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