Covid spreads more easily in dry indoor air. Does that mean we should buy humidifiers?

Same amount of long Covid symptoms following Omicron and Delta variants

Stroke symptoms in young women are different than in men

These days we indulge. But in the past, you had to wear ragged clothes and eat bad food in the run-up to Christmas

The plan was to renovate a laundry room. But then bones from a 12 000 year old polar bear showed up

Those who always complain about being cold are actually colder

4-day anxiety treatment receives research award

Sex for the first time: Norwegian teens are postponing their sexual debut

A fear of unclear boundaries and a lack of control in intimate encounters may contribute to young Norwegians postponing the onset of sexual intercourse.

What happened to the stem cell treatment that was supposed to cure everything?

In the early 2000s, people had huge expectations that stem cell research would bring us wonderful new treatments for a range of diseases. So what happened?

Did you know that you can lend money to the government?

Norway could make Europe less dependent on critical minerals from China

Researcher believes bitcoin may become as important as the internet

In the old days, people used rune staffs like this to count down to Christmas

How dangerous is it to give birth? There are big differences between European countries

Three guys with torches have found almost 600 new rock carvings in their spare time

A cold house can be harmful to your health

The elderly should keep at least one room in their house at 24 degrees or warmer, professor advises.

Researcher accused of running Putin’s errands when the war broke out: "I have never before experienced such difficult times”

What happens if we can’t buy critical metals from the Chinese?

The green shift makes us even more dependent on metals China has a near-monopoly on.

It is not dangerous to get pregnant right after a miscarriage

The WHO should change their recommendations, according to Norwegian researchers.

Here are 12 of the most exciting prehistoric animal discoveries

Palaeontologist Jørn Hurum takes us through the highlights of dinosaurs and other extinct animals over the past 20 years.

Boys who spend all their time gaming: A huge social experiment with unknown consequences

Ground rent: Norway’s new salmon tax turns economic textbook models into reality

Norwegian academics must be more vigilant against espionage, says intelligence expert

Ongoing negotiations on wildlife trade and why this matters now

Shipwreck discovered at the bottom of Norway’s largest lake – possibly 700 years old

This is how DNA analysis has been revolutionized over the last decade

Fewer and fewer girls play video games

More than 70 per cent of Ukrainian refugees struggled to find the right information, report shows

Meet Tora, 65 years old. She lived during the Middle Ages

What exactly are interest rates and where do they come from?

Why am I at my best when it doesn't matter?

In terms of evolution, it doesn't make sense. Why aren't we at our very best when we need it most?

Norwegian companies with English names make more money

Is it cruel to keep your cat indoors?

Ötzi-museum does not believe there are so many more ice mummies out there

The feeling of being worthless is the most important cause of depression, researchers say

People don't want plastic around their food. Here’s how researchers can solve this problem.

A ski from the Viking Age melted out of the ice in 2014. A few years later the second ski in the pair appeared

New research on 5300-year-old Ötzi suggests there could be more ice mummies out there

While Ötzi is unique, the conditions that preserved his body are not, say the researchers.

Even if you are middle-aged, you still have time to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer

This is why we forget names

Should Norway give away the billions of dollars made in profits from the war in Ukraine?

Big survey on cheating: Who cheats the most, and why do they do it?

Some cheat on their partners more than others, according to a large Norwegian survey.

Wait out the stock market crisis if you can, one professor says

Animal populations saw average declines of 69 per cent, but what does that actually mean?

The figure from the new WWF report can easily be misinterpreted.

Women are happy with the results of reconstructive clitoral surgery, so why are doctors still sceptical?

Only Norway and Denmark avoided increased mortality during the pandemic

Suspected Russian spy in Norway does not agree to being interrogated

Do women really have a better vocabulary than men?

Undetected atrial fibrillation was the cause of many strokes. Nine out of ten had no symptoms

Man suspected of being a Russian spy in Norway participated in training to find weaknesses in the handling of hybrid threats

One of the scenarios discussed during a conference he participated in was sabotage of gas pipes.

One Viking’s lost silver treasure discovered by metal detector enthusiast

No simple link between dairy products and heart disease

Drinking lots of milk increased the risk of heart attack and death, while eating lots of cheese lowered it.

Man suspected of being a Russian spy arrested in Northern Norway

Digital misogyny on the rise: This is what we know about the incel community

“High inflation leads to savings”

Inflation is at the highest it’s been in a long time. Does that mean we should stop paying off our loans and let inflation take care of it?

More Norwegians now die from pharmaceutical opioid overdoses than from heroin overdoses

Girls think more about how they present themselves on social media than boys

Medieval Norway: The rich were tall and had strong bones

What’s the truth about the Communist resistance in Norway during the second world war?

What’s happening with the ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica?

The Thwaites Glacier is a wild card when it comes to sea level rise, researchers say.

When does autumn actually begin?

These were the first plants to appear in northern Norway after the last ice age

Brains of schizophrenia and bipolar patients are older than their age would suggest

Now researchers know how the sickest COVID-19 patients have fared

How do you build a Viking ship? These woodworkers are joined by researchers on their third Viking ship project

The number of sex offenders serving time in Norwegian prisons has doubled

The road back to society is difficult: “I can't get a job and I feel like I'll never finish serving time”, says a former convicted sex offender.

How can we know if food additives are safe?

Does a C-section or vaginal delivery affect women's sex lives more?

Norway has more than 400 apple varieties, but they can’t be bought in stores

Slightly fewer students report having mental health problems

Girls injure themselves twice as often as boys on e-scooters

Which smokers and ex-smokers are at greatest risk for lung cancer?

A blood test that reveals whether we are at risk of dementia is just around the corner

When’s the best time to find out that you will get dementia?

Which Scandinavian country is best at getting refugees into the workforce?

Refugee Wail Kadem from Iraq has a clear answer.

Very few have climate anxiety

Norway is the country where you get the least return in terms of income from getting a higher education

7,000 year old fish traps discovered in the Norwegian mountains

Military expert: Norwegian pipelines may already be exposed to sabotage

Gas leaks in the Baltic Sea: An observatory in southern Norway has recorded an extreme increase in the amount of methane in the air

Male artists dominate galleries and museums

Half of young women struggle with headaches or migraines

New spacecraft to solve mystery: Why is the Sun's atmosphere a hundred times hotter than its surface?

These are the most common negative life experiences that people go through

Life can be hard on all of us at some point, but negative life events do not affect all groups in society equally.

Children use Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok less

Every Viking owned a stone like this - and they traded massive quantities of them too

Should we have let more companies go bankrupt during the pandemic?

Thin ozone layer is recovering

The ozone layer in the Northern Hemisphere will be back to the 1980 level sometime in the 2030s, new measurements show.

Developing a robotic georadar to make archaeological surveys easier

Discovery of plant toxins in 13 herbal tea products

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority recommends drinking less herbal tea.

Large Norwegian study reveals celiac disease in many people who were unaware they had it

Why do we have wisdom teeth?

“Putin can lose all of Ukraine but present it as a victory”

More than half of women with type 1 diabetes experience sexual dysfunction

Increased use and stronger cannabis throws more people into psychoses

The number of psychoses triggered by cannabis has increased significantly in Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Working-class men disagree the most with well-educated women

Do Putin’s religion and homophobia tactics rally support for him?

Vegetarians had lower risk of heart disease

There’s a tiny little continent wedged between the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates

Fewer Norwegians than before are members of a religious community

Why don't more people become angry and violent?

Record-hot summer in Svalbard

This year's summer in Svalbard is the hottest ever recorded. The previous record from 2020 only lasted two years.

New Norwegian study: Cod liver oil does not protect against Covid-19

They said lab-grown meat was the future. So how come it's still not on our dinner tables?