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Aliens in the Arctic?

Aliens in the Arctic?

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Is the summer in the Barents Sea hot this year?

Is the summer in the Barents Sea hot this year?

Longyearbyen with 2400 residents releases as much microfiber into the ocean as Vancouver

Longyearbyen with 2400 residents releases as much microfiber into the ocean as Vancouver

Microplastic comes from car tyres, but people would rather say no to plastic packaging

Microplastic comes from car tyres, but people would rather say no to plastic packaging

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Seabed methane release follows the rhythm of the tides

Seabed methane release follows the rhythm of the tides

How do we get people to eat less meat? We need a voice for ignored consumers

How do we get people to eat less meat? We need a voice for ignored consumers

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A handful of suitcases teach us how waves and sea ice interact, and improve weather and climate models

A handful of suitcases teach us how waves and sea ice interact, and improve weather and climate models

Company plans to fully charge electric cars in 17.5 minutes

Company plans to fully charge electric cars in 17.5 minutes

Truckers can help save money and the environment at the same time

Truckers can help save money and the environment at the same time

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The benefits of probiotics could change the impact of dangerous bacteria in oceans

The benefits of probiotics could change the impact of dangerous bacteria in oceans

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Algae sinking into the abyss of the Arctic Ocean

Algae sinking into the abyss of the Arctic Ocean

Fish in the Arctic deformed by tiny amounts of oil contamination

Fish in the Arctic deformed by tiny amounts of oil contamination

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Where the Atlantic heat meets the Arctic cold

Where the Atlantic heat meets the Arctic cold

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Nansen Legacy Q2 Scientific divers sample ice algae and zooplankton below sea ice

Nansen Legacy Q2 Scientific divers sample ice algae and zooplankton below sea ice

Is train transport the most environmentally friendly way to move goods?

Is train transport the most environmentally friendly way to move goods?

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The growth of Airbnb can support tourism development in remote tourist destinations

The growth of Airbnb can support tourism development in remote tourist destinations

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Spring, a biologically critical time window in the Arctic

Spring, a biologically critical time window in the Arctic

Companies can talk themselves into becoming more sustainable

Companies can talk themselves into becoming more sustainable

Norway allows widespread and destructive fishing in protected sea areas

Norway allows widespread and destructive fishing in protected sea areas

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What are we willing to pay for sustainable alpine skiing?

What are we willing to pay for sustainable alpine skiing?

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Everything has to have somewhere to live

Everything has to have somewhere to live

Norway is going to invest in hydrogen. But what happens when there’s a gas leak?

Norway is going to invest in hydrogen. But what happens when there’s a gas leak?

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Split on a diverging ice floe

Split on a diverging ice floe

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Pancakes in the waves - a field report from the wintery Barents Sea

Pancakes in the waves - a field report from the wintery Barents Sea

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Winter darkness: Revealing the secrets of the sea

Winter darkness: Revealing the secrets of the sea

Hope for norway's coastal industry:

Noise caused sea lice to eat and reproduce less

Noise caused sea lice to eat and reproduce less

Browner, but better water in Norwegian lakes

Browner, but better water in Norwegian lakes

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This fish grunts when it is ready to have sex

This fish grunts when it is ready to have sex

Do we still remember what the forest really looks like?

Do we still remember what the forest really looks like?

Production of pet food for cats and dogs leaves a considerable carbon paw print

Production of pet food for cats and dogs leaves a considerable carbon paw print

Excessive use of wood burning stoves while working from home leads to poor air quality

Excessive use of wood burning stoves while working from home leads to poor air quality

Record high levels of CO2 and methane in the atmosphere over Norway in 2019

Record high levels of CO2 and methane in the atmosphere over Norway in 2019

Climate change is a bigger field of research in Norway than in any other country

Climate change is a bigger field of research in Norway than in any other country

What actually started the Little Ice Age?

What actually started the Little Ice Age?

The ‘plastic rivers’ of Asia play a key part in the fight against plastic in the ocean

The ‘plastic rivers’ of Asia play a key part in the fight against plastic in the ocean

Historic amount of flooding in Europe during the last 30 years

Historic amount of flooding in Europe during the last 30 years

Microplastics generated by road traffic end up in the Arctic

Microplastics generated by road traffic end up in the Arctic

Political controversy over how Norway decides to shoot wolves

Political controversy over how Norway decides to shoot wolves

Now kids and teens in Norway have their own Climate House

Now kids and teens in Norway have their own Climate House

Can small towns be as bike friendly as large cities?

Can small towns be as bike friendly as large cities?

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

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

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High levels of pollutants in polar bears from the Barents Sea – what are the reasons behind?

High levels of pollutants in polar bears from the Barents Sea – what are the reasons behind?

Norwegian beans can replace foreign soy

Norwegian beans can replace foreign soy

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

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

Women’s travel behaviour make cities greener

Women’s travel behaviour make cities greener

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Using drones to accurately map life under water

Using drones to accurately map life under water

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

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

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

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

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

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

Very little money is actually spent on climate research

Very little money is actually spent on climate research

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

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

Shorter winters and much less snow in 30 years

Shorter winters and much less snow in 30 years

The long, harsh Fimbul winter is not a myth

The long, harsh Fimbul winter is not a myth

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Picking frost flowers in the Polar night

Picking frost flowers in the Polar night

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Hot topics from the cold

Hot topics from the cold

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Care for you core!

Care for you core!

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

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

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In the Arctic Ocean and on the shoulders of giants

In the Arctic Ocean and on the shoulders of giants

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Blowing in the Arctic wind

Blowing in the Arctic wind

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Unique Challenges at the start of an Arctic winter Expedition

Unique Challenges at the start of an Arctic winter Expedition

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

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

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Where are we?

Where are we?

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The heat

The heat

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Night watch

Night watch

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Tales from the deep

Tales from the deep

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What IS this mooring business?

What IS this mooring business?

What’s the best way to recycle clothes?

What’s the best way to recycle clothes?

Wasting water in Norway has consequences for the environment

Wasting water in Norway has consequences for the environment

Vikings wiped out Iceland’s walruses

Vikings wiped out Iceland’s walruses

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

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

Trout may be dining on lots of lemmings

Trout may be dining on lots of lemmings

Return of Scandinavian wolves means fewer moose

Return of Scandinavian wolves means fewer moose

Norwegian universities tackle their carbon footprints from travel

Norwegian universities tackle their carbon footprints from travel

A climate policy that oil companies can support

A climate policy that oil companies can support

Half of Norwegian red foxes eat rat poison

Half of Norwegian red foxes eat rat poison

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

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

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

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

Fighting the insect apocalypse with hotels, flowers and dead trees

Fighting the insect apocalypse with hotels, flowers and dead trees

Here’s what a warmer world will look like in Norway

Here’s what a warmer world will look like in Norway

Humans have always caused plant and animal extinctions

Humans have always caused plant and animal extinctions

Why is so little plastic actually recycled?

Why is so little plastic actually recycled?

Norwegians won’t stop flying, even though they know it’s bad for the planet

Norwegians won’t stop flying, even though they know it’s bad for the planet

Sewage detectives scour wastewater for drugs

Sewage detectives scour wastewater for drugs

Statistics yield better results from climate models

Statistics yield better results from climate models

Cheaper, more efficient biofuel production from trees

Cheaper, more efficient biofuel production from trees

How knowledge can reduce ocean waste

How knowledge can reduce ocean waste

Conservative seabirds in a squeeze

Conservative seabirds in a squeeze

Norway's mountain landscape has changed dramatically

Norway's mountain landscape has changed dramatically

The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble

The Great Barrier Reef is in trouble

The valley at the end of the world – and the magical mysteries we found there

The valley at the end of the world – and the magical mysteries we found there

Speedy production of silicon for solar cells

Speedy production of silicon for solar cells

Tundra shrubs can speed warming

Tundra shrubs can speed warming

Here comes the electric fishing boat

Here comes the electric fishing boat

What’s a moose to eat?

What’s a moose to eat?

Spring is arriving earlier

Spring is arriving earlier

Fjords catch loads of carbon

Fjords catch loads of carbon

Scientists spread dubious number on debris in seas

Scientists spread dubious number on debris in seas

Arctic fox feed at night to avoid snowmobile traffic

Arctic fox feed at night to avoid snowmobile traffic

Can Oslo grow both fast and green?

Can Oslo grow both fast and green?

Twelve things that can protect you from polluted urban air

Twelve things that can protect you from polluted urban air

Four-day forecasts of air pollution

Four-day forecasts of air pollution

OPINION: The Christmas tree's carbon footprint

OPINION: The Christmas tree's carbon footprint

Exotic travellers are planet warmers

Exotic travellers are planet warmers

Detailed wave warnings on Norwegian coast

Detailed wave warnings on Norwegian coast

Geoengineers can only give us a breather

Geoengineers can only give us a breather

Complicated climate communication

Complicated climate communication

EU cites Norway for air poor quality

EU cites Norway for air poor quality

Aerosols are wild cards in climate models

Aerosols are wild cards in climate models

Measuring snowfall in windy mountain areas

Measuring snowfall in windy mountain areas

More heavy rains in the future

More heavy rains in the future

Changing climate can change building standards

Changing climate can change building standards

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