Tag: share your science

Can't we just stop travelling by air for business?

We’re encouraged to fly less. But what if your company keeps sending you on trips?

A book with great images and a quiet, comfortable place shape how reading in families is done

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The overall benefit of shared book reading is lower than previously thought, but still remains a key activity for advancing children’s literacy.

Why overconsumption must be understood as a societal challenge

OPINION: Norwegians are world champions in consumption, but most of us feel our levels of consumption are completely normal. This is one of the reasons why sustainability transformations cannot be left to the consumers alone.

The beauty of a swirl: We continuously reveal the secrets of the heart

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The heart is perhaps the most romanticised, and most studied human organ. The blood flow in the heart has fascinated physicians and researchers for decades, and our understanding of the cardiac mechanics are ever evolving.

Did you know that bacteria can hide their antibiotic resistance?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Much like storing military defence equipment without revealing it to the enemy, bacteria can mask their ability to resist antibiotics. This hidden antibiotic resistance can pass under the radar and cause treatment failure in patients.

The war in Ukraine has undermined environmental and climate research in the Arctic

The sanctions against Russia are putting the brakes on Arctic research. The lack of cooperation with the Russians means that a lot of information is being lost, says the Norwegian Polar Institute.

We have a new and better method for predicting male fertility in cattle breeding

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Traditionally animal breeders would select animals based on their physical characteristics, but with advancement of genetic techniques, animal breeders can now select animals based on their genetic makeup.

How often do you need to use your clothes to be «sustainable»?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The functional unit for a winter coat is 100 days of use. But what does it mean?

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

OPINION: Based on our recent study of 870 power plants worldwide, nuclear energy is a clear winner in protecting ecosystems, while bioenergy is an indisputable loser.

Arctic sea ice retreat is well observed by satellites and new technology. So why do we still need scientists working on the ice?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Sea ice is an essential part of Earth’s climate and ocean systems, and in the Arctic the ice decreases year by year.

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

When the bacteria are thriving, they eat less.

How conscience enables companies to realise their sustainability strategies

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Companies lack expertise on sustainability, fail to prioritise climate change and lack the commitment to drive environmental and social commitments into the core of the business. Why?

Why do some Norwegian fjords turn green?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Images from space can reveal the secrets behind the colours of the fjords.

The last Ice Age excavated bedrock equivalent to 500 times Mount Everest

Researchers have calculated how much volume the last Ice Age eroded in Norway and northern Europe.

World's oldest DNA: Scientists discover 2-million-year-old remains of plants and animals

Genetic material from the elephant relative mastodon, cedar and spruce has now been discovered in a warmer Greenland of yore. It is the oldest DNA ever found.

The three fears every leader has to know: Why appealing to fear is essential in a crisis

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Knowing how to appeal to apocalyptic fear, political fear, and private fear will help a leader name reality in a credible manner and assess which fear to prioritize at a given time.

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

In a new book, Reidar Müller describes the history of the climate and the people who pieced it together.

Fatty acid composition in the salmon fillet can be measured in seconds

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Norwegian farmed salmon is a good source of the healthy fatty acids, found in fatty fish.

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

Scientists are considering whether we are entering a new epoch in the Earth's history: the Anthropocene — the age of humans.

What is women's health and why is it important?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: How should we understand the concept of women's health, and what does it mean to me as an obstetrician and researcher on women's health issues?

No one is dead until warm and dead

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Once your core temperature drops towards 30°C, your heart could stop beating – and by then it's usually game over.

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

OPINION: Believing that we can achieve the Paris Agreement is not naïve, idealistic, or utopian, according to professor Karen O'Brien.

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

The Thwaites Glacier is a wild card when it comes to sea level rise, researchers say. A new study describes the glacier’s movements in the past.

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

A large DNA study tells us how nature reacted when the climate changed. The knowledge gained will be used to create better models of what could happen in the future.

The beauty of getting lost in the loss cone

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Everyday untold trillions of particles, mainly protons and electrons, are bouncing back and forth between the Northern and Southern hemispheres along the Earth’s magnetic field.

Very few actually have climate anxiety

The term is often used by journalists and researchers. But a new study suggests that climate anxiety is not very widespread.

Gas leaks in the Baltic Sea: An observatory in southern Norway has recorded an extreme increase in the amount of methane in the air

“We have never seen anything like it,” says researcher from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research.

Nanocarriers are the Trojan horses of antibiotics

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: There is a new kid in town. He is a nanocarrier loaded with antibiotics, and he can trick bacterial biofilms into opening its strongly guarded gates for him. Antibiotic resistant bacteria better beware.

How to market food processed with new technologies

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Marketing researchers have developed a guide for food producers who sell products that have been processed using new technologies.

Record-hot summer in Svalbard

This year's summer in Svalbard is the hottest ever recorded. The previous record from 2020 only lasted two years.

The Arctic is heating up much faster than expected

Temperatures in the Arctic have risen almost four times faster than on the rest of the planet, according to a new study. Svalbard is warming up even faster.

Climate expert: Norwegians do not understand how dangerous these heat waves are

The heat waves that have occurred in recent summers create extremely dangerous conditions that are difficult for Norwegians to understand, according to climate researcher Tore Furevik.

EU-study: One in four Norwegians do not believe that climate change is caused by humans

While eight in ten Italians believe that climate change is caused by humans, only six in ten Norwegians believe the same, according to a new study.

Climate change: One year of warm currents fundamentally changed Spitsbergen’s sea ice coverage

OPINION: When meteorologists report fine weather on Svalbard, it's the air temperature they talk about. But when it comes to global warming, ocean temperature is the big joker.

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

There are many, many things we should worry about when it comes to global warming. But worrying that the Gulf Stream will stop is not one of them, says one Norwegian oceanographer.

What the evolution of the hero in Norwegian fabulations can tell us about ourselves

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: How has the Norwegian fantastic hero changed over time, and what can this tell us about ourselves?

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

“This is a very strong signal to take better care of nature,” says one researcher.

How different governments communicated during coronavirus

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Poor communication will significantly undermine national responses to a pandemic.

Ancient remains from reindeer hunting and a forgotten trail in the Norwegian mountains found by glacial archaeologists

Melting ice has laid bare arrowheads, traces from reindeer hunting and a mountain trail in one of the many sites that the Secrets of the Ice-team continuously monitor for finds.

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

Traces of radioactivity from Chernobyl and nuclear explosions from the Soviet era coat the surface of the glacier. Researchers are surprised by the high radioactive levels they’ve found.

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

A new mapping of the country’s glaciers finds that they have shrunk by 14 per cent.

Who cries more in the Olympics?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Our results suggest that emotional tears are not only a biological feature that relate to gender or age, but also a cultural phenomenon.

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

The Russian president recently stated that the country will become carbon neutral by the year 2060, but there’s a big gap between words and deeds in Russian climate policy, researchers say.

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

“It is very likely that we will reach three degrees. I consider 1.5 and 2 degrees to be almost unattainable. Now the question is how close to three we will get,” says one Norwegian researcher.

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

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Pollen can travel far through the air, allowing scientists who find them to trace the winds of the past. Maaike Zwier writes about her new study from South Georgia, where ancient pollen may reveal shifts in the dominating westerlies.

Was there such a thing as a female Viking warrior?

OPINION: Are the changing answers to this question a direct result of our own changing views on gender?

Microplastic research needs a common language

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: With increased knowledge about microplastics in the environment comes new challenges. Researchers see significant challenges in maintaining the quality of knowledge that is shared, and how it is used further.

Would more games between attractive teams increase attendance?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Football authorities might have something to learn from economic theory.

Making useful products from greenhouse gases

A new plant will use CO2 to both replace oil and be transformed into useful chemicals.

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

The answer depends on how the emissions are calculated, it turns out. And here the experts disagree.

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

Climate change, loss of biodiversity, and degraded ecosystems: we're in trouble and something needs to be done. We need to change, and we know what to do. But we probably need some help on how to proceed. Maybe we can be inspired by Isaac Newton’s three laws?

Can't we just stop travelling by air for business?

A book with great images and a quiet, comfortable place shape how reading in families is done

Why overconsumption must be understood as a societal challenge

The beauty of a swirl: We continuously reveal the secrets of the heart

Did you know that bacteria can hide their antibiotic resistance?

The war in Ukraine has undermined environmental and climate research in the Arctic

We have a new and better method for pre­dicting male fertility in cattle breeding

How often do you need to use your clothes to be «sustainable»?

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

Arctic sea ice retreat is well observed by satellites and new technology. So why do we still need scientists working on the ice?

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

How conscience enables companies to realise their sustainability strategies

Why do some Norwegian fjords turn green?

The last Ice Age excavated bedrock equivalent to 500 times Mount Everest

World's oldest DNA: Scientists discover 2-million-year-old remains of plants and animals

The three fears every leader has to know: Why appealing to fear is essential in a crisis

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

Fatty acid composition in the salmon fillet can be measured in seconds

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

What is women's health and why is it important?

No one is dead until warm and dead

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

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

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

The beauty of getting lost in the loss cone

Very few actually have climate anxiety

Gas leaks in the Baltic Sea: An observatory in southern Norway has recorded an extreme increase in the amount of methane in the air

Nanocarriers are the Trojan horses of anti­biotics

How to market food processed with new technologies

Record-hot summer in Svalbard

The Arctic is heating up much faster than expected

Climate expert: Norwegians do not understand how dangerous these heat waves are

EU-study: One in four Norwegians do not believe that climate change is caused by humans

Climate change: One year of warm currents fundamentally changed Spitsbergen’s sea ice coverage

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

What the evolution of the hero in Norwegian fabulations can tell us about ourselves

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

How different governments communicated during coronavirus

Ancient remains from reindeer hunting and a forgotten trail in the Norwegian mountains found by glacial archaeologists

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

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

Who cries more in the Olympics?

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

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

Was there such a thing as a female Viking warrior?

Microplastic research needs a common language

Would more games between attractive teams increase attendance?

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?

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

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?

What kind of climate measures work in villages and towns?

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

Viagra can potentially save the lives of people with severe hypothermia

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

Is it possible to live a climate-friendly life?

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

Reduced Norwegian oil exports will reduce global emissions according to researchers

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

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

A bright spot in the fight against prostate cancer

The pandemic has given young people faith that something can be done about climate change

A new, «Superman» way to detect hidden corrosion

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

The amazing discovery of a lost Viking settlement

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

Infants who had systemic blood infections had alterations in their metabolism

Saturday games attract a significantly higher attendance at football matches

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

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

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

Children and youth born prematurely are prescribed drugs to treat mental illness more often

The miracle cure is exercise, not vitamin D

Twenty years of sequencing genes… for better or for worse

Menstrual art: Why do people still see red?

We have a new and better method for predicting male fertility in cattle breeding

Nanocarriers are the Trojan horses of antibiotics