Researchers found higher level of anxiety and depression in people who exercised less during COVID-19 lockdown

New research supports Thor Heyerdahl's theory on South Americans in the Pacific

Fighting fake science - one duplicated or fake image at a time

One Chinese company has produced at least 400 fake scientific articles to order. A Norwegian researcher was central to the discovery.

What did the Vikings really eat?

Black Lives Matter and the archaeology of heritage commemorating bigoted white men

This tiny bird carving is more than 13,000 years old

Drones to map the entire coast of Norway

Norway needs coronavirus-style measures to start the green shift along the coast

Researcher: When doctors talk to girls and women who have undergone female genital cutting, they must talk about sexuality

Does immigration lead to less trust in a society?

Norwegian researchers tested music therapy for chronic fatigue

World food production depends on phosphorus. Are we about to run out?

What kind of person supports illegal hunting of Norway’s wolves?

Immigrants and men with low incomes and low education levels more likely to die of COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has taught us something important: Technocrats are no longer precautionary

Archaeologists have found astonishingly well-preserved gear from a fisherman who lived 5,000 years ago

Is it ok to publish racist representations if your intention was for it to be funny and cute?

Norwegians are wasting less food since the coronavirus crisis

Political controversy over how Norway decides to shoot wolves

If wolves have reached or exceeded target population numbers, is that reason enough to shoot them? The Norwegian parliament recently voted yes to this. The result may be more wolves shot in Norway.

Can a book change your life?

Have you ever read a book that has gripped you so strongly that it affected the way you live or the way you understand yourself?

Moose lower body temperature and heart rate in winter

Why Black Pete matters: Institutional racism and police violence in the Netherlands

Now kids and teens in Norway have their own Climate House

Should Norwegians tear down their Churchill-statue?

Was there a Viking Age in Norway — 2000 years before the Vikings?

Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is now legal for all pregnant women in Norway. But how does it actually work?

The police lack systematic plans to increase expertise

Norway’s coronavirus tracing app halted by Data Protection Authority – too invasive and not useful

“This reduces our ability to fight the spread of the virus that is happening now”, warns Camilla Stoltenberg, director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Scientists have determined what damaged Edvard Munch's "The Scream"

Public broadcaster's controversial coronavirus article spread disinformation to millions

Can small towns be as bike friendly as large cities?

More Norwegians want to grow their own food

Oceans are at their deepest in 250 million years

Young people probably less individualistic than their parents, despite having grown up in a far more individualistic culture

Swedes' trust in their experts may be dropping, meanwhile, Norwegians do not want open borders to their neighbour

How Right-Wing Violence in Western Europe Changed in 2019

Why do some people confess to crimes they haven’t committed?

Adult children providing care for parents can lose income in the long-term

Chinese and Norwegian scientists have drilled an almost 600-meter deep hole into the Tibetan Plateau. This gives them a window into the past.

The EU’s global response to Covid-19: The challenge of promoting ownership

Changing masculinity in Norwegian black metal

Here’s how Norway’s public health institute will figure out what to do if the coronavirus flares up again

One in three Norwegian women has taken the morning-after pill

Another brick in the wall: Covid-19 and the crisis of the liberal order

Data on how Norwegians move around allow for a finetuned model of calculating the spread of coronavirus

Cancer drug helped patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS/ME)

Many people on the autism spectrum have too much vitamin B12, which is important for brain development and thinking

Translating economic growth into sustainable development in Africa during Covid-19

Why are fewer Norwegians working than before?

A new solar cycle may be underway

Do you think we know with whom we share this planet? Then you are mistaken.

Emil Korsmo’s goal was to beat back weeds. But the wall charts he made of the bothersome plants were beautiful and popular

Why archaeologists call for an immediate Gjellestad Viking ship dig

Learning from corona: Climate change, security and justice

Anabolic steroid use reported by a third of male substance users

How long does sex normally last before climaxing?

Locally produced food and self-sufficiency remain but a dream for most countries

Almost 80 per cent of the world's population depends on imported food. What does this mean in times of crisis?

Obesity genes lowered metabolism

When Norwegian researchers knocked out these genes in mice, the mice became extremely thin, even though they ate as much as their rodent brethren.

Can vitamin D protect you from COVID-19?

We will have pandemics every ten years, Norway’s Minister of Health told a national newspaper. Is that right?

We've taken a closer look at Minister of Health and Care Services Bent Høie’s assertion.

Norwegian beans can replace foreign soy

How do kindergarten staff handle getting angry with a child?

Norwegian-British cancer medicine to be tested on British COVID-19 patients

Norway’s mortality rate during the coronavirus pandemic is probably lower than usual

No solid evidence to support that trigger points exist, says sports professor

Food fraud: Do you really know what fish species you are eating?

When you buy fish from a store you expect to get what the label says. Unfortunately, the reality is sometimes far from expectations.

Norwegian evidence map may be one of the world's most systematic overviews of research on COVID-19

Building larger and better roads results in more traffic, not fewer traffic jams

Record numbers apply to nursing and medical studies during the coronavirus pandemic

Glacial archaeology: Activity over this mountain pass was at its peak during the Viking Age

Norwegians used this mountain pass for more than 1200 years. As the ice melts in the high mountains, long-hidden objects emerge.

Harassing humour in the military begins among the officers

It may contribute to many women leaving the military after the compulsory military service, say researchers.

What happens to a species when it becomes more important to reproduce than to survive?

Why aren't Norwegian women having more than two children?

Fewer educators want to become school principals

Has the principal's job become so burdensome that no one wants it?

Corona crisis packages may result in more layoffs than necessary, economists warn

Norwegian researchers want to make a universal vaccine covering all coronaviruses

Men read as much as women, at least when it comes to audiobooks

A Norwegian virus app to help stop the spread of COVID-19

What news do Norwegians share the most on social media?

Women’s travel behaviour make cities greener

Discovered new species on Svalbard: Britney was an arctic plesiosaur with a tiny head and enormous eyes

Bronze age art hunters: Three friends crack the code for finding petroglyphs, ancient rock carvings

Fewer ear infections at Norwegian emergency rooms after vaccine

Norwegian health minister: “We have control over the corona epidemic”

According to new numbers, every person infected by the coronavirus in Norway now infects 0,7 others. But this is not a time to ease up on the strict corona measures, warns the health minister.

Here’s how researchers will find out if Norway’s efforts to fight the corona virus work

Swedes trust their experts in the coronavirus crisis

Children born more than three weeks early may have a delayed language development

Global Corona-study led from Norway: Life-saving drugs may be in place this summer

New research on stuttering: Personality is important in deciding which treatment works best

Ensuring meaningful stakeholder involvement in the EU's external policies

Norwegians support corona measures – but do not trust that the social security system can handle the consequences

Mum drinking just a little too much led to behavioural problems in children

A revolution in vaccine development – but will we all benefit?

Older workers feel welcome at work, but their managers are more lukewarm

Researchers to test giving blood from recovered coronavirus patients to the sick

Researchers at Ullevål University Hospital are reviving a 100-year-old method from the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Teachers don't know how to accommodate the smartest pupils

Very low mortality rate from coronavirus in Norway compared to other countries

Norwegian government: "The goal is to beat the coronavirus epidemic as much as possible"

Norwegian health official: "We don’t think it's possible to stop the COVID-19 epidemic"

Your placenta may reveal risk of getting preeclampsia

How much a placenta weighs can indicate the risk for illness in future pregnancies, according to new research.

Breast cancer detected later in women with silicone breast implants

Why the coronavirus vaccine will take months to make

Old people choose to move to remote and unpractical houses in Norway. Can they still expect the same level of welfare services?

Norwegian financial crisis package may help stabilize the economy in the face of coronavirus shutdowns, says professor

Professor about the coronavirus: "I fear many children will die in refugee camps"

Professor compares Norwegian Child Welfare Services with other countries:
"The Norwegian system is good"

Dramatic increase in mortality among the unmarried

What if psychological disorders don’t have any underlying cause?

Does a saith that eats pellet-feed from fish farming taste as good as one that eats natural feed?

A pill for celiac disease will come soon, researchers believe

Doubling of ALS in Norway since the 1950s

Is Norway becoming a polarized country?

The Placebo Effect: From mystical magnetism to using our bodies inherent powers

The human body has a remarkable built-in capacity for rectifying its own ailments. “The medical profession should make more use of this,” says Norwegian professor.

Women are not formally discriminated against in Norwegian academia – but they still don’t become professors

Concealing results from medical studies on humans will be banned

Norwegian researchers will soon be legally required to share the results of medical research on humans. But will the law be followed?

Keep an eye on your kids at indoor play centres, advises fire researcher

Norway's first onshore sea urchin farm up and running

Sea urchin farming could give Norway a new export commodity for gourmet restaurants in Europe and Asia, and help to save the kelp forests on Norway’s coastal seabed.

What makes a good life in retirement?

From the laboratory to the gallery: Microscopic images of our cells as art

Irep Gözen spends a lot of time studying a world that few people have ever seen.

You are highly likely to inherit your parents sleeping problems

Norwegian fish farmers reprimanded for poor treatment of cleaner fish

Unless the industry does a better job documenting the welfare of cleaner fish, it will need to stop using them, the Food Safety Authority states in new report.

Online therapy: Many more people can get help with the fear of public speaking

Do birds like modern architecture?

Here’s what politicians can do to make our consumption more environmentally friendly

One researcher is calling for specific measures, such as a law mandating that products be repairable.

Record low fertility rates in Norway, Finland and Iceland

This is how they treat obsessive-compulsive disorder - in 4 days

We will never fly to far-away holiday destinations by electric plane

Matured cheese and ham - yes please, but what about matured clipfish?

Eating less processed foods gave weight loss and lower risk of heart disease – also among men on a high fat diet

Scientists have discovered a new layer in the genetic code of life

Never before has so much rain been recorded in January in Norway

Smartphones still need to be charged daily. So what's happened to the battery revolution we've been promised?

E-scooters – cities should embrace them

How the Germans used Ibsen to spread Nazi ideology

Government wants Norway’s universities to compete to be best on environment and climate issues

Arabic women’s football: supported by the regime, but still breaking social norms

Very little money is actually spent on climate research

Researchers create social solutions for municipal elderly care

Why did some of the indigenous Sami people revolt in 1852? Two of the rebels tell their stories in a new book.

Salmon in pain when warm water is used as delousing treatment

People who work in open-plan or shared offices get sick more often

Most Nordic survivors of the 2004 tsunami are doing well

How fair are today’s pensions?

“We clearly see from this research that people’s self-interest plays a role when they tell us what they think is a fair retirement pension.”

Every year, 50 million cleaner fish die in Norwegian fish farms

“Would we tolerate the same mortality in other animals?”

Far right groups in Norway instigate more street provocation than before

More young people are getting ACL injuries than ever before. But surgery isn’t always the solution.

The genes that cause mental disorders may also control weight

Managers need to be good with emotions – or they risk damaging their employee’s health and ability to perform at work

The Kongsberg mines are famous for their beautiful native silver. Researcher now claims they may also be full of gold.

'Of course Muslim feminists exist'

Why testicular cancer can cause weight problems

Greater risk of dying from a hip fracture if you live in the city

Equality hasn’t reached entrepreneurs

Experts want to free medical research and healthcare from ties to the commercial pharmaceutical industry

Most Norwegians think they have a responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissions

But there is no consensus as to what should actually be done.

Older workers feel less tired than their younger colleagues

Radiation treatment for prostate cancer increases risk of bladder cancer

Nevertheless, radiation patients have a much better chance of living longer, according to a new Norwegian study.

Is private finance a panacea for sustainable development?

We should spend more time studying successful psychopaths, says forensic psychiatrist Randi Rosenqvist

Like most people, Norwegian bureaucrats rarely read research

When Norwegian civil servants want research-based knowledge, they use Google or ask a colleague.

Shorter winters and much less snow in 30 years

What’s the best way for pregnant women to exercise?

Professors interviewed by Norwegian print media are usually men

Especially if the person who interviews them is a male journalist.

Bacteria lady: She’s terrified of bacteria – and their greatest champion

Environment vs Convenience; who wins in the supermarket?

Found as many as 200,000 coral reefs off Norway

Researchers are surprised by the number.

Important for children's health to maintain contact with dad after divorce

How Plan S could let pseudoscientific and predatory publishers take advantage of researchers

Why is it so important to take breaks when you train?

Managers believe they motivate employees more than they actually do

These are the stories you read the most in 2019

Cats, vikings and cancer are among the topics that captured your attention in the year gone by.

Travelling by bus, taxi and boat has become more expensive, while flying has become relatively cheaper

Here’s what it looks like 4000 meters below the Arctic ice

Folk musician Annbjørg Lien's phd on Hardanger fiddle folk tunes includes a new solo album

Can the video assistant referee system replace referees in football?

Why do metal detector enthusiasts find so many cheap coins, and so few valuable ones?

If the finds by metal detector hobbyists are truly representative, then Norwegian history may need to be re-written.

Why is the full story of the Viking Age and High Middle Ages emerging only now?

The long, harsh Fimbul winter is not a myth

Christmas gift trends:
Less jewellery, and ethical gifts not gaining ground

Gamblers played and lost less after gaming company contacted them

Politicians, government agencies and Norwegians in general lack knowledge about the country’s agreement with the EU

Larger selection of fruits and vegetables in stores boosted sales among the most unhealthy eaters

Researchers are worried:
Documents missing in one fifth of the cases handled by the Norwegian Child Welfare Services

What do crabs and fruit have in common?

Picking frost flowers in the Polar night

Nine per cent of Norwegians newly diagnosed with HIV have viruses with resistant mutations

Faecal transplantation helped many with IBS

Norwegians have substantial pension capital — so why should the retirement age be increased?

Is it dangerous to crack your neck?

Does research support the claim that youth have become less active?

Cold environments are hot spots for living organisms

The forgotten extermination of Norwegians in the Soviet Union

Researchers find evidence of anxiety and alcohol use in wastewater

We expected to find very little life inside the ice, but we were proven wrong.

Reading to your child? Digital books are as important as print books

Looking for gender differences in Norwegian prisons is a distraction

Neuroscientists cultivate mini-versions of human brains in the lab. Could they become conscious?

Anxiety is common among nursing home residents with dementia

The world is a scarier place for Norway

Slightly more poor people in Norway

Do the animals at the bottom of the ocean know it’s dark season?

How to make your own luxury caviar

Here's what happened when I served my friends chocolate with seaweed

Nasal spray research was not legal – producers have to remove all information about study

Family values in Europe: Georgia is on one extreme. Norway is on the other.

Hard disks full of data despite ice, darkness and freezing temperatures