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Banned from dying: Spanish town’s 26-year-old bizarre law outpaces biohacked longevityIn a peculiar turn of events, the Spanish village of Lanjarón, famed for its mineral springs, has an unusual law: dying is illegal. Back in...
31 Jul, 2025, 07.05 PM IST
Arctic turmoil: After Denmark's worries about Greenland, Norway is now concerned about 60 square kilometres of land up for saleA private land sale in Norway's Svalbard region has sparked national security concerns in Oslo. Despite assurances from a group of Norwegia...
02 May, 2025, 12.05 AM IST
Russia's isolation takes toll on Arctic climate scienceGlaciologist Andrew Hodson laments the disruption in Arctic research collaboration due to severed ties with Russian scientists post-Ukraine...
17 Dec, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
World's largest cruise ship to set sail as industry reboundsWith cruise bookings seeing a resurgence after the Covid pandemic caused luxury liners to mothball, a Finnish shipyard is putting the final...
09 Aug, 2023, 10.24 AM IST
- No skirting the equality issue when it comes to wearing pants
Coco Chanel intentionally cocked a snook at fashion shibboleths when she began wearing men’s clothes and then debuted trousers for women in...
07 Feb, 2013, 06.42 PM IST
Ice-capades: Beyond mountains & vales across shores & seasThe journey into the frozen Arctic wonderland of the polar bear was an eye-opener. In short, the unmistakeable message of the Arctic is to ...
10 Jun, 2010, 03.30 AM IST
- Day 8: Lewis Pugh from the Arctic
We had another fabulous dinner courtesy of Jostein and many of the team stayed up late, celebrating the many achievements of the trip.
07 Sep, 2008, 07.10 PM IST