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Tick repellent can cause learning difficulties in bumblebees

Tick repellent can cause learning difficulties in bumblebees

Norwegian Armed Forces: A lot more ammunition than previously thought has been dumped in Norway's largest lake – missiles are tightly packed

Norwegian Armed Forces: A lot more ammunition than previously thought has been dumped in Norway's largest lake – missiles are tightly packed

171 trillion pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans

171 trillion pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans

Norwegian and Swedish researchers completely disagree about pike

Norwegian and Swedish researchers completely disagree about pike

Study: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces

Study: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane. How will they respond to climate change?

These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane. How will they respond to climate change?

Half of the world's glaciers may be gone by 2100

Half of the world's glaciers may be gone by 2100

For a long time people thought fossils were animals and dragons drowned in Noah’s flood. Then scientists discovered the Ice Age

For a long time people thought fossils were animals and dragons drowned in Noah’s flood. Then scientists discovered the Ice Age

Will the geologists of the future see that something dramatic happened on Earth starting in 1950?

Will the geologists of the future see that something dramatic happened on Earth starting in 1950?

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

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

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

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

Is there any hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change?

Is there any hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change?

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

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

When does autumn actually begin?

When does autumn actually begin?

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

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

Thin ozone layer is recovering

Thin ozone layer is recovering

Record numbers of Norwegian sea eagles are exported to Europe

Record numbers of Norwegian sea eagles are exported to Europe

A Viking queen was buried with a bucket of these wild apples. Now researchers worry that their special genetic makeup will disappear

A Viking queen was buried with a bucket of these wild apples. Now researchers worry that their special genetic makeup will disappear

Cars pollute much less than before

Cars pollute much less than before

Here’s how to make old houses climate-friendly

Here’s how to make old houses climate-friendly

Hit them where it hurts: Producers of fast fashion should pay the most

Hit them where it hurts: Producers of fast fashion should pay the most

Farmed salmon need zinc to avoid getting sick. But zinc in the ocean harms the environment

Farmed salmon need zinc to avoid getting sick. But zinc in the ocean harms the environment

Your clothes cause water pollution — but now both the water and the pollutants can be reused

Your clothes cause water pollution — but now both the water and the pollutants can be reused

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

European study found abrupt increase in logging in the Nordic countries. Norwegian researchers beg to differ

European study found abrupt increase in logging in the Nordic countries. Norwegian researchers beg to differ

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The Nansen Legacy Winter Gaps Cruise

The Nansen Legacy Winter Gaps Cruise

From burial urns to surfboards – wool can be used to make just about anything

From burial urns to surfboards – wool can be used to make just about anything

These rodents may be the reason Norway has one of the world's most radioactive glaciers

These rodents may be the reason Norway has one of the world's most radioactive glaciers

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

Beijing Olympics 2022: The controversies posing hidden risks for China and the IOC

Beijing Olympics 2022: The controversies posing hidden risks for China and the IOC

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Hunting moorings in the dark

Hunting moorings in the dark

Have Russian climate scientists convinced Vladimir Putin that climate change is real?

Have Russian climate scientists convinced Vladimir Putin that climate change is real?

Deadly heat and extreme rainfall: This is what the world will be like if the temperature rises by 3 degrees, according to researchers

Deadly heat and extreme rainfall: This is what the world will be like if the temperature rises by 3 degrees, according to researchers

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A strong breeze and chance of storms: How we used pollen to create a wind forecast from 10,000 years ago

A strong breeze and chance of storms: How we used pollen to create a wind forecast from 10,000 years ago

Is green growth possible?

Is green growth possible?

The Nansen Legacy Project Blog

A new round of hunting for instruments in the dark polar night

A new round of hunting for instruments in the dark polar night

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Small pieces and large pictures in Arctic marine science

Small pieces and large pictures in Arctic marine science

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Microplastic research needs a common language

Microplastic research needs a common language

Fifty years of plastic trash hidden beneath the sod

Fifty years of plastic trash hidden beneath the sod

The COP26 plastic uniforms are a disaster for the environment

The COP26 plastic uniforms are a disaster for the environment

Rare earths: Norwegian fertilizer against a Chinese near-monopoly

Rare earths: Norwegian fertilizer against a Chinese near-monopoly

Making useful products from greenhouse gases

Making useful products from greenhouse gases

What’s best for the climate, buying a new electric car or driving your old petrol car into the ground?

What’s best for the climate, buying a new electric car or driving your old petrol car into the ground?

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

Could Isaac Newton show us the way into the Green Shift?

Could Isaac Newton show us the way into the Green Shift?

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Hardcore science

Hardcore science

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Ephemeral landscapes

Ephemeral landscapes

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The Transpolar Drift current

The Transpolar Drift current

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The tiniest do the heavy lifting

The tiniest do the heavy lifting

Here’s what the latest climate models say about what will happen to Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets

Here’s what the latest climate models say about what will happen to Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets

Norwegians have built a half-million cabins as holiday homes. Is that too many?

Norwegians have built a half-million cabins as holiday homes. Is that too many?

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The Arctic Ocean blender system

The Arctic Ocean blender system

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The Central Arctic Ocean: No longer the once forgotten no man’s land

The Central Arctic Ocean: No longer the once forgotten no man’s land

What kind of climate measures work in villages and towns?

What kind of climate measures work in villages and towns?

Why are young climate activists being harassed online?

Why are young climate activists being harassed online?

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Will the future Arctic Ocean become greener?

Will the future Arctic Ocean become greener?

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Cracks in the cooking pot lid

Cracks in the cooking pot lid

Arguing over road tolls can be good for the climate, researcher says

Arguing over road tolls can be good for the climate, researcher says

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Where food is delivered only once a year

Where food is delivered only once a year

Healthcare workers are raising the alarm: We need zero-carbon healthcare

Healthcare workers are raising the alarm: We need zero-carbon healthcare

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From your home to the lab: Household items in the life of a marine scientist

From your home to the lab: Household items in the life of a marine scientist

Is it possible to live a climate-friendly life?

Is it possible to live a climate-friendly life?

Researchers surprised by sky-high greenhouse gas emissions from biogas residues

Researchers surprised by sky-high greenhouse gas emissions from biogas residues

Reduced Norwegian oil exports will reduce global emissions according to researchers

Reduced Norwegian oil exports will reduce global emissions according to researchers

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Into the deep unknown central Arctic Basin

Into the deep unknown central Arctic Basin

Dramatic new climate report:

Why are climate scientists so much more confident in their predictions now?

Why are climate scientists so much more confident in their predictions now?

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Three good reasons to visit the Arctic Basin in 2021

Three good reasons to visit the Arctic Basin in 2021

Are you going on a road trip? It may harm the environment

Are you going on a road trip? It may harm the environment

Older people are less worried about climate change than before the pandemic

Older people are less worried about climate change than before the pandemic

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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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