Why you should definitely go to a festival this summer

“Festival tickets should be available as free prescriptions,” says Norwegian professor.

One of the most famous acts of sabotage during WWII happened in the basement of this building. Now it's open to the public

EU-study: One in four Norwegians do not believe that climate change is caused by humans

While eight in ten Italians believe that climate change is caused by humans, only six in ten Norwegians believe the same, according to a new study.

Passion fruit may slow down Alzheimer's

Passion fruit can reduce memory loss and slow down disease development in Alzheimer animal models, a new Norwegian study finds.

Monks had to remain silent whilst they ate, so they invented a sign language

How do we know if people are poor enough to receive financial assistance?

The way we measure poverty today can contribute to people who actually need help not getting it.

Roald Amundsen’s final journal entries were about his lover and money

The polar explorer was waiting for his lover. He was just going to write a little more polar history by saving crashed Italian polar explorers first.

No more delays for the new Museum of the Viking Age

COVID-19 triggered the most severe economic crisis ever in the Nordic countries – but also the shortest

Why did somebody build a ceramics factory on this remote island 2000 years ago?

Why do you see waves, colours and lights when you rub your eyes?

University rector says Viking ships may collapse in 5 or 50 years if new museum is delayed

The future is still uncertain for Norway’s Viking ships after budget agreement.

Who painted pictures like this on rock walls in Norway 5000-8000 years ago?

E-scooters steal passengers from public transport

“Public transport companies need a completely new strategy,” one researcher says.

Negative attitudes towards the elderly have a profound effect on society

Age has become the most widespread basis for discrimination in working life.

Researchers have started a petition to save the Norwegian Viking ships

“This is a desperate cry to the government,” says one of the archaeologists behind the petition.

This optical illusion makes people feel like they're falling into a black hole

80 per cent of participants in a study experienced this phenomenon. Researchers believe that the illusion is a useful misinterpretation.

E-cigarettes can be harmful to your health

New report: Budget cuts put 1200 year old Viking ships at risk of being destroyed

World's oldest tree still growing near the Norwegian-Swedish border

The nearly 10 000-year-old spruce tree is only five metres tall, but it began to grow just after the last ice age ended.

Herring roe will be used in medicine to treat psoriasis

Medieval excavation greatest hits: 800 years ago a fashion queen strolled the streets of Oslo in this elegant shoe

Do relationships suffer from the seven-year itch?

Tired employees are more exposed to bullying

Robots ensure more and better vegetables to eat with fewer toxins to harm the environment

What happens in your brain when you become a teenager?

Cars pollute much less than before

Unique sword from the Viking Age found in Stavanger

Metal detector enthusiasts in Norway have found a unique type of Viking Age sword with spectacular ornamentation.

Here’s why Rattus norvegicus has taken over Europe

Researchers and the media need to stop crying ‘wolf’ about the Gulf Stream

Luck is important for new businesses

Entrepreneurs can have bad luck. Or they may be lucky. Researchers in Bergen are now seeing how decisive the effect of chance can be.

Here’s how to make old houses climate-friendly

The blade of this knife is from space

Can you imagine how that can be?

The planned new Viking Age Museum in Oslo told to cut a billion NOK

Why do so many people have chronic fatigue

In numerous diseases, such as celiac disease and psoriasis, chronic fatigue is actually the biggest problem. One professor believes the fatigue response is an ancient biological protection mechanism.

Too much espresso increases cholesterol - especially if you are a man

Why do people buy the equity funds that have the worst returns?

Norwegian Nobel prize winners shocked by cuts in government research spending

Why has the Norwegian Minister of Research fired the board of the Norwegian Research Council? Because he can.

Norway's only dinosaur find was a complete accident

“And it’s a world record,” Norwegian paleontologist says.

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

The nightman emptied the toilets of the city in the 17th century. It was dirty work, and his kids were considered dirty too

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.