World Water Week summit held in Stockholm
For the past week, an international entourage of industry leaders, politicians, and officials from the United Nations have been meeting in Stockholm f...
Most Swedes support ban on outdoor smoking
A new survey by Synovate that was commissioned by the Swedish Network of Tobacco Prevention reveals that 73 percent of Swedes support a ban on smoking...
Sweden ready for world’s first permanent nuclear waste dump
Half a kilometre beneath the Swedish town of Oskarshamn is the Aespoe Hard Rock Laboratory, an underground maze of tunnels running four kilometres thr...
Denmark bans smokeless cigarettes
The days of the smokeless cigarette may be coming to an end in Denmark because they have been found to contain an unapproved form of nicotine. The Dan...
Iceland and Bulgaria compete to pamper
Although Iceland has the highest number of mineral springs in the world, according to spa experts, Bulgaria may soon emerge as the most popular countr...
Icelandic men live the longest in the world
New data released by Statistics Iceland suggests that the life expectancy of Icelandic men may be the longest in the world. A spokesperson for Statist...
Moderate drinking keeps heart disease at bay
New research from Denmark has indicated that moderate drinkers have a 30% lower risk of heart disease than those who abstain from alcohol. The Univers...