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The strict EAT-diet is supposed to be good for the climate and good for our health. But how did researchers arrive at their recommendations?

Do lice prefer some people more than others?

Children who are not physically active have poor cardiac function

Big Brother is watching you - and makes you behave differently

These four types of cancer are more likely to be detected in highly educated people

ARTICLES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

University of Oslo

Poverty driving crisis of drug-resistant tuberculosis

University of Bergen

Fascinated by the brain

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Unusual Viking boat graves unearthed in central Norway

As Norwegian Jews were being deported, the Quisling government discussed working hours during the Christmas holidays

Norwegians are the world’s home renovation champs

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The Nansen Legacy Project Blog

From tornadoes in Oklahoma to Arctic survival training

The Heritage Blog

Heritage conservation and Climate Change

PhD candidate stumbled upon evidence disproving a 25-year-old belief about the brain

The mystery from pre-Viking days: Only the most powerful had these little pieces of gold

Suicide researcher is more optimistic than in a long time

How does the flu virus work, and why do we have to make new vaccines every year?

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NIVA - NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH

Gazing into the vast depths of the Arctic Ocean to figure out what exotic creatures live in the cold waters close to the North Pole

UNIVERSITY OF AGDER

Two research groups at the University of Agder have applied to become Centres for Research-based Innovation (SFI)

ØSTFOLD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

How the sharing economy affects local housing and tourist markets

Can deep brain stimulation help with epilepsy?

Should children be allowed to choose teams in gym class?

Is it okay to feed your dog leftovers?

Gender issues are ridiculed and sabotaged in the military

Being overweight before age 40 increases cancer risk

Cannabis users have a fivefold risk of taking psychosis meds

Academics hide, play dumb, don't care or over-perform. Everything to oppose the system and administration.

A critical look at the EU's approach to peacekeeping

Bullying negatively impacts both the bully and the victim of bullying

Norway builds top athletes through not focusing on winning

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Wasting water in Norway has consequences for the environment

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Improving weather forecasts in the Arctic

New study flight-shames Bill Gates and Paris Hilton

Wolves won’t save the forest

If your father was overweight during puberty, your risk of developing asthma doubles

Students receiving follow-up support in upper secondary school less likely to quit

Your cat meows mostly for you

Electric shock treatment increases volume in large parts of the brain

Vikings wiped out Iceland’s walruses

ARTICLES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

University of Oslo

Astronomers observe a sunburst from the early universe – in 12 copies

NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research

Silver and titanium nanomaterials present in wastewater have toxic effects on crustaceans and fish cells

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Stave churches in Norway older than previously believed

Nurses can smell infections

You can combat long-tailed silverfish efficiently and safely, it turns out

Trout may be dining on lots of lemmings

Men’s sex lives much worse after surgery for prostate cancer

People who have trouble falling asleep have the most anxiety

Government finally grants money for new Viking ship museum in Oslo

Why are we more concerned about someone seeing us fall on our face than whether it hurt?

Religious minority youth between patriarchy and gender equality

Teens with mental health issues use more drugs, new study shows

Return of Scandinavian wolves means fewer moose

Feeding the future’s farmed salmon

ARTICLES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

University of Bergen

Manuscripts that link Europe together

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Breaking thought patterns increases chances of recovering from depression

Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences

Fighting to kill off myths and questionable theories in research

Does Norway need a new legal definition of rape?

We don't need special measures to keep older people working longer

Our image of ISIS women is incomplete

Crazed Viking warriors may have been high on henbane

What is the secret to the Ingebrigtsen brothers’ success?

Discrimination: Thirty-five per cent of Muslim immigrants say they did not get a job they were qualified for

Here’s what we know about people who stayed home on Election Day

Breathing can affect the cleansing of the brain

New Norwegian population registry simplifies genealogical research

Eating disorders can come back later in life

Fish welfare should be a criterion for obtaining new aquaculture concessions

Researchers under pressure: “We can't conduct secret research.”

Law and justice: Swearing an oath in the Middle Ages was powerful evidence

Some people are more prone to blood poisoning than others. Gry Hege was affected, and lost her hands and feet.

A climate policy that oil companies could support

How drug dealers describe their own lives

ARTICLES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

University of Bergen

Spontaneous cooling triggered Arctic glacier growth

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Cholesterol crystals play an active role in stroke, heart attacks

Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

More omega-3 in salmon through breeding

Norwegian universities tackle their carbon footprints from travel

Older Norwegians have almost doubled income in 20 years

Norwegian researcher brings unique insights into healthcare and schools in the Islamic State

Creating languages of the past for HBO’s "Beforeigners"

No more online voting in Norway

Stomach cancer in deep decline

Is being overtired an actual physical condition?

What use are biting horseflies?

Speed cameras save lives but are politically contentious

How annoying is it for sheep to wear a bell all summer long?

This is what we talk about when we talk about being drunk

People are more generous to each other at festivals

Health trends over the last 45 years: We’re getting fatter — but healthier

What happens to flowers and birds when we massacre mosquitoes with modern traps?

How scientists discovered salmon that need less food to grow

What’s the lasting effect of surgical knee repair?

Researcher recommends teachers talk to students about sexual abuse

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How studies of Norwegian fjord ice can help create a safer future for the arctic

What happens to Norwegian children of immigrants as adults?

Norwegian researchers find link between ALS and body weight

Who chooses to work past age 67?

ARTICLES FROM UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS

BI Norwegian Business School

The rebranding riddle: What drives customers away?

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

High screen use among children can lower ability to understand emotions

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Conflicting consequences of climate change for Arctic geese

Half of Norwegian red foxes eat rat poison

Integration on hold in Norway: Immigrants face revocation of residence status

Asthma or EILO: Are misdiagnosed breathing difficulties making children and adolescents less active?

New medicine for multiple myeloma shows promising results

Few physical differences found between healthy individuals and those afflicted by chronic fatigue syndrome

Many diagnosed with asthma may actually have EILO

Today's elite football matches require more targeted training

Viking men were buried with cooking gear

Should Norwegians have to wait to 63 at the earliest to retire?

When a flood of immigrant workers becomes a trickle

The urban space is sexualised and misogynistic

Modern-day Vikings (and their neighbours) eat dinner at home

Alcohol’s role in the relationship between Sweden and Norway

Scientists have found 10 000-year-old Scandinavian genes in prehistoric gum

Cancer drug doesn’t work for chronic fatigue

The EU raises the standard of Norwegian gender equality policies

Why do Norway and Greece have radically different traffic mortality rates?

Why do schizophrenia patients die earlier than other people?

Men are stricter than women when it comes to sick leave

Therapy can help men stop domestic violence

Why boys get poor grades

People are less afraid of flying now than in the 1980s

Doping scandal covered very differently by Swedish and Norwegian media

Cyclists and long wait times at traffic lights discourage pedestrians

Water containing ozone disinfects hands as well as hand sanitizer

Tomatoes used to taste bad. Not anymore.

Drinking during pregnancy is probably not the cause of children’s behavioural problems

Bob Dylan’s poetry has its roots in the Bible

Striking settlement pattern differences among immigrants in Norway and Sweden

Exhaust gas is to blame: Ground-level ozone is damaging crops