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Norway Reopens Annual Whale Hunt Despite Pressure to End Commercial Whaling

As demand for whale meat declines at home, Norway exports it to Japan, markets it to tourists and sells it online as dog food.

By Teresa Tomassoni

On April 1, Norway reopened its annual commercial whaling season. It is one of three countries, including Japan and Iceland, that still kill whales for profit. Credit: WDC/ESPA Hunt Monitoring 2025
Narwhals rely on echolocation to survive in the Arctic. But increasing shipping noise is jeopardizing their ability to communicate, navigate and hunt. Credit: naturepl.com/Doug Allen/WWF

As the Arctic Grows Noisier, Narwhals Are Becoming Quieter

By Teresa Tomassoni

A sperm whale dives underwater as a Greenpeace sailing vessel, named the Witness, goes on a scientific expedition in August 2024 in Norway. Credit: Christian Åslund/Greenpeace

Norway’s Plan for Seabed Mining Threatens Arctic Marine Life, Greenpeace Says

By Teresa Tomassoni

This sensor, made by Heimdall Power, helps the operator of a power line know how much more power can be sent through the line. The eight-pound ball is photographed in Norway. Credit: Heimdall Power

Grid-Enhancing ‘Magic Balls’ to Get a Major Test in Minnesota

By Dan Gearino

Atlantic puffin, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands, Norway. Credit: Sergio Pitamitz/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images.

The Plucky Puffin, Endangered Yet Coping: Scientists Link Emergence of a Hybrid Subspecies to Climate Change

By Lydia Larsen

A man wearing shorts and a t-shirt walks in the town center as the melting Longyear glacier looms behind during a summer heat wave on Svalbard archipelago on July 30, 2020 in Longyearbyen, Norway. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Melting Glaciers of Svalbard Offer an Ominous Glimpse of More Warming to Come

By Lydia Larsen

Norway is far ahead of the U.S. in its adoption of electric vehicles. The country plans to have 100 percent of new cars be EVs by 2025. Credit: Joel Santos / Barcroft Media via Getty Images

Inside Clean Energy: How Norway Shot to No. 1 in EVs

By Dan Gearino

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