Why do you see waves, colours and lights when you rub your eyes?

These visions come from something scientists call phosphenes.

World's oldest tree still growing near the Norwegian-Swedish border

Here’s why Rattus norvegicus has taken over Europe

Researchers and the media need to stop crying ‘wolf’ about the Gulf Stream

The blade of this knife is from space

Norway's only dinosaur find was a complete accident

Here’s how to get rid of black spots on the apples in your garden

No, oil does not come from dinosaurs

The key to understanding the surface of Mars is stored in Oslo

What is a hypersonic weapon?

We can close our eyes and mouth. Why can’t we close our ears?

How often do asteroids and comets hit the Earth?

Wind erosion has created a sculpture park in Antarctica

Is it really possible to find water with dowsing rods?

Mammoths and other large animals survived in the north much longer than previously believed

Calves not allowed to stay with their mother are more stressed and grow less well

Researchers tracked a bluefin tuna’s 15 000 kilometre swim across the Atlantic and back

Ancient skeletons are a bit like puzzles

This is how the ice age turned quick clay into a Norwegian problem

Company plans to fully charge electric cars in 17.5 minutes

If horses hadn’t made it out of North America, they probably wouldn’t exist today

Why doesn’t all our air disappear into space?

The famous Jutulhogget canyon was created by a megaflood

Serving up edible kelp to Michelin restaurants and supermarkets

Now researchers know what’s underneath Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier in continental Europe

Wolf packs don’t actually have alpha males and alpha females, the idea is based on a misunderstanding

Five myths about the Big Bang

Why do animals hibernate?

Almost 40 glaciers on Svalbard have woken up

The "missing link" that triggered the ice ages

The sea along Norway’s coast has gotten darker. That’s bad news for fish, seagrass and kelp

Researchers may have discovered where dreams come from

Study finds signs of ancient megafloods on Mars – pure speculation, says professor in Norway

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

Why does the avocado have such huge seeds?Meet the plants that have lost their enormous partners

Why are the ashes of one of Norway's most important scientists in an unmarked grave?

Scientists are seeing ice age beginnings for very first time

The rodents are back: Surprising amounts of mice in Eastern Norway

Svalbard provides clues about Earth’s largest mass extinction

Researchers get a hint about how the brain matures

When a several-hundred-metre-high tsunami hit Northern Norway

Historic amount of flooding in Europe during the last 30 years

Geologists want people to help them hunt for meteor craters

These measures can slow lice infestations on farmed salmon

Your blood is a power meal for mosquitoes

Here’s how you can make your own compost

What is soil, anyway?

Small additives can make old antibiotics work again

The hunt for a shell with a left-hand twist

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

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

Moose lower body temperature and heart rate in winter

Oceans are at their deepest in 250 million years

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

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

A new solar cycle may be underway

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

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

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

Norway's first onshore sea urchin farm up and running

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

Do birds like modern architecture?

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

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

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

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

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

As many as 200,000 coral reefs off Norway

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

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

Is it okay to feed your dog leftovers?

Wasting water in Norway has consequences for the environment

Wolves won’t save the forest

Your cat meows mostly for you

What use are biting horseflies?

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

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

A teeny-weeny mystery: investigating the difference between you and me and a single-celled organism

Scientists explain a fishy attraction to Norwegian waters

Holy mackerel! Debunking myths about this silvery fish

Scientists want to make holes in Norwegian fjords

How did birds first begin to fly?

An ice-free oasis in the Arctic sheltered life during the last ice age

Giant gas craters discovered at the bottom of the Barents Sea

Common painkiller may substantially increase the risk of heart disease

Boreal lakes are becoming browner, but the fish don’t mind

House sparrows and humans are old buddies

How the last ice age changed Norway