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Stories About Latvia

Bright night skies—like this scene in Helsinki, Finland—can be exacerbated by snow.

'Snowglow' Sounds Charming, But It's a Menace to Night Skies

Fresh powder can worsen light pollution, according to new research from Germany.
by Jessica Leigh Hester
August 13, 2019
Valts Ernštreits, a professor at Tartu University in Estonia, writes poetry in Livonian.

These Passionate Latvian Linguists Refuse to Lose Their Language

Livonian may be extinct as a native tongue, but it's still being used to write poetry.
by Rob Kunzig
March 28, 2017