Cracking the norse code

Walruses live in the arctic and sub-Arctic. They are one of the largest pinnipeds (meaning fin-footed) and are related to seals and sealions. Their Latin name, Odobenus rosmarus, translates as ‘tooth-

THE Vikings may have an enduring reputation for destruction, but the Shetland Islands were made rich by the Scandinavian invaders. From the eighth century onwards, amid a period of numerous Norse inva

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The remote and formidable ice desert of Kalaallit Nunaat is one of the wildest places on earth to run. JACQUES MARAIS and his son, ROBERT , ventured to Greenland’s desolate eastern coastline to scout new trail running routes at the very edge of the world

Just 25 years ago, there seemed to be little new to say about the Vikings – and that was particularly the case for Viking women. The centuries-old consensus was that Viking wives and daughters stayed

Ancient India gave the world its number system, anticipated Galileo’s heliocentric theory by a millennium and spread its culture from Egypt to Siberia–only to be almost entirely forgotten. It’s past time to restore it to its rightful place in history