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The dumbest bank robbery ever
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The dumbest bank robbery ever

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Katherine Luck

Did it happen in the lawless days of the Old West? Was it a desperate heist pulled off by a John Dillinger wannabe in the 1930s? Surely it was another of Florida Man’s wacky stunts. Not even close. Continue reading →

Martha Stewart is going to Svalbard
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Martha Stewart is going to Svalbard

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Katherine Luck • 1 Comment

And you can go, too.
But there’s a catch. Continue reading →

In the event of war, can Svalbard protect the entire world’s private data?
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In the event of war, can Svalbard protect the entire world’s private data?

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Katherine Luck

The Ancient Library of Alexandria was the foremost storehouse of knowledge in the ancient world … until the Romans burned it down in 48 BCE. Could the same thing happen in the 21st century? One Norwegian archiving company says it can. Continue reading →

What just happened in Svalbard could threaten the world’s food supply
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What just happened in Svalbard could threaten the world’s food supply

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Katherine Luck • 3 Comments

Food crops from around the globe are protected from catastrophe in the world’s largest secure seed storage facility, the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard. But something recently went wrong. Continue reading →

5 secrets from old Svalbard
History / Svalbard

5 secrets from old Svalbard

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Katherine Luck

Nearly a century ago, Martha Phillips Gilson published “A Woman’s Winter on Spitsbergen” in National Geographic. She discovered five secrets about this mysterious land of ice and isolation. Continue reading →

5 reasons why you should never travel
Svalbard / Travel

5 reasons why you should never travel

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Katherine Luck

According to a number of reputable authors (and that number is two), travel is hazardous to the mind and body, overrated as a spiritual and intellectual pursuit, and entirely unnecessary. Continue reading →

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