When will the next economic crisis hit?

An important lesson from economic crises is that they are so distinct from each other.

Here’s how to get rid of black spots on the apples in your garden

You can do a lot to get rid of apple scab on this summer’s apples, but you have to act now, in May.

No, oil does not come from dinosaurs

Minister forces resignation of the board of the Research Council of Norway. “This is about whether ten-year-olds with cancer diagnoses should live or die” says rector

“What do you really want from your universities?” asks Curt Rice.

Patients are being forced to take regular breaks from effective migraine medicine. But how do these expensive injections really work?

Forty years ago, researchers discovered a protein that dilated blood vessels in the brain. It led to a whole new type of migraine medicine.

Mysterious medieval moat found in the middle of Oslo: "Could suggest a desperate need for defense"

Norwegian health director to parents: “Do not use a screen as a babysitter”

Many dead people have alcohol in their blood even though they didn't drink before dying

But where does the alcohol come from?

Risk of autism seven times higher in Norwegian children with immigrant mothers

Alcohol doesn’t prevent heart disease

Critical colleagues may prevent researchers from stepping into the public eye

This is the best treatment for Achilles tendon ruptures

New Norwegian debt register saves more people from the debt trap

Electric fence against salmon lice

The key to understanding the surface of Mars is stored in Oslo

Hugs are back in Norway

As Norwegians get back to hugging, the numbers of deaths due to Covid are also at peak. Why does one researcher say that this is completely fine?

Do we have bacteria that live in our blood?

Most people have heard of intestinal flora. But now researchers are wondering: Can bacterial communities also exist in blood?

How will Russia respond to a NATO application from Sweden and Finland?

Nordic study confirms rare side effect from Covid vaccination in young men

Young men have a higher risk of myocarditis – inflammation of the heart muscle – after a second dose of an mRNA vaccine, according to a recently published study.

This is how forensic toxicologists revealed yew as the cause of a mysterious death

Farmed salmon need zinc to avoid getting sick. But zinc in the ocean harms the environment

“Western equipment has changed the war, but we should have given much more,” says researcher

Why do men kill their partners?

Why didn't our ancient ancestors get cavities?

People who are unable to pay their debt are twice as likely to commit suicide

How was Easter celebrated in the olden days?

Are repeated attacks from the mono-virus making MS-patients sicker?

Faster internet led to more stock trading

Why was this flimsy Roman-looking sandal buried beneath the snow in an ancient, dangerous Norwegian mountain pass?

People who remained sick long after their COVID-19 infection often had alterations in their intestinal bacteria

Struggling with debt you are unable to handle leads to poor mental health

This pile of rubble is actually an ancient fort. Historians have discovered 450 of them around Norway

Can Ukraine be divided into two?

What is a hypersonic weapon?

They move very, very fast, but that's not the most important thing about these weapons.

Norway: Record levels of foreign citizens among new PhDs

Ukrainian sociologist fled to Oslo: "Its really hard for me to be here, even though I'm safe"

Aksel Kjær Vidnes is our new editor-in-chief

Fewer than 1 per cent of Ukrainians believe Russia will win the war

Does imposing women's quotas for corporate boards pay off?

Norway pioneered the way in demanding an increase in the proportion of women on Norwegian corporate boards nearly 20 years ago. Now California is following suit. So what lessons can be shared?

This bleached patch in your underwear is completely normal

What happened when Robots invaded Norwegian banks?

Norwegian banks were digitalised in the 1990s. Management had high hopes of laying off staff.

A reindeer hunter lost this knife in the Norwegian mountains 1500 years ago

Your clothes cause water pollution — but now both the water and the pollutants can be reused

The Norwegian medieval kings were known to give the best gifts: Falcons

What are you willing to do to make your brain healthier?

The Norwegian economy fared better in the pandemic than all its Nordic neighbours

New study: The Black Death did not kill half of Europe’s population

What should you do in the event of a nuclear disaster?

No, the Vikings didn't wear helmets with horns

What do ordinary Russians know about the invasion of Ukraine?

Here’s why children and young people should take iodine in the event of a nuclear accident

People become more conservative by owning stocks

Government report raises fish-farm alarm: "Things are not going well for the Norwegian farmed salmon"

Gaming-pieces and a gaming board found in the Medieval Park in Oslo

We can close our eyes and mouth. Why can’t we close our ears?

European study found abrupt increase in logging in the Nordic countries. Norwegian researchers beg to differ

Children may be vaccinated against type 1 diabetes in a few years

You may have celiac disease without knowing it

Dictators are doing it for themselves - but has Putin taken it too far this time?

Invasion of Ukraine: “A lot of historical parallels to Hitler-Germany in the 1930s”, says Norwegian professor

Russia has become a classic dictatorship

What gives sick people hope?

People who experienced war, want reconciliation – but their children remain bitter

Hard exercise and sleep deprivation could be bad news for the heart

Putin and the West have different morals. Is this at the root of their conflict?

Controversial ME/CFS study was ethically approved. Then stopped. And now approved once more.