Tag: natural sciences

This sea spider can be found along Norwegian shores

While most sea spiders live deep underwater, you might be lucky enough to spot one along the Norwegian coast.

How to save your plants from rain and drought

Plants can survive tough conditions if they get the right care in time, according to a researcher.

You can reuse potting soil for several years

Reusing soil is good for both plants and the environment, according to hobby gardener and researcher Trond Knapp Haraldsen.

Ancient plant fossils reveal seeds and pollen from the age of dinosaurs

Fossils hidden in an attic for a century offer a rare glimpse into the reproductive biology of trees that lived alongside dinosaurs.

How to grow vegetables on your balcony: "It's not too late to start now"

"You can grow all sorts of things on the balcony, as long as you have room for the pots," says researcher.

"Don't turn your garden into a green desert"

But it's okay to do a little weeding if you want, according to a botanist.

Intense activity on the sun: "It seems like we’re either at the peak or just past it"

The sun recently had its most powerful eruptions in 2025.

A land bridge through a lost ocean allowed elephants and apes to migrate between Africa and Asia

Researchers have looked into what happened when Africa came on a collision course with Europe and Asia.

What is actually good for children's brains?

ASK A RESEARCHER: If mobile phones, TV, and computers hinder brain development in children, what activities truly help it thrive?

Moose's own photos reveal what they're up to

Moose equipped with a camera collar provide unique insights into the animals' daily lives.

A tsunami hit southwestern Norway 5,400 years ago

A tidal wave between 8 and 10 metres high may have swept across Stone Age communities.

This could knock out the power grid

Both Sweden and Canada have experienced massive power outages – but for a different reason than Spain.

Plants can remember stress they experienced as seeds

Even without a brain, plants remember things they experienced as small seeds.

What happens if the asteroid collides with the Moon?

The chances of a collision with the Moon have increased significantly. But what does that mean for us?

Quantum mechanics is 100 years old. Without it, we wouldn't have this technology

Transistors have revolutionised society, says researcher.

Do we see the same colours?

ASK A RESEARCHER: We might agree that something is red or blue. But what if what I see as purple actually looks yellow to you?

Chefs recreated 200-year-old dishes: “Surprisingly good”

In Norway, women from wealthy families prepared their own meals. This was not the case in other countries in the 19th century.

Is it better to be small or large when the climate changes?

Large animals need a lot of space, and that is not always an advantage.

Expert warns: "There's always a risk of being caught in an avalanche if you enter avalanche terrain"

There are three key things you need to pay attention to, the expert says.

New discovery about the brain's sense of place from Nobel Prize winners: "Absolutely shocked that this exists," says May-Britt Moser

The brain scans its surroundings in a steady rhythm, like an engine that only turns off during deep sleep.

What's real and fictional in Netflix's disaster series La Palma

The Norwegian series La Palma has become one of the most popular series on the streaming service Netflix. But how realistic are the volcanic disaster and tsunami?

Why don't we fall out of bed while we sleep?

ASK A RESEARCHER: And why does it happen to kids?

Have orcas started using salmon as hats again?

A trend from the 1980s might be making a comeback.

10 things you didn't know about moose

Moose graze underwater, roll in their own pee, and can be milked.

How far might a cat stray from home?

ASK A RESEARCHER: The cat Frikke left home in Lofoten and was later found 1,400 kilometres away in Oslo. Is it possible that she walked the entire way?

A long-forgotten fossil from 1952 has now been identified as belonging to a prehistoric sea monster

The skeleton belonged to a long-necked sea monster from the dinosaur era.

This stone tablet with the Ten Commandments was sold for $5 million, but is it authentic?

According to the auction house, it dates from sometime between 300 and 800 CE.

Was Hvaldimir the whale really trained by the Russian military?

Since the Cold War, the Soviet Union and the USA have trained belugas and dolphins to defend bases and submarines. Hvaldimir might have been one of them before he escaped.

Goldfish can grow large and live very long lives – but not in small bowls

With proper care, a goldfish can live for many, many years.

Top 10 of 2024: Helium, a medieval gauntlet, and the oldest animals on Earth

Here is the list of the most read articles on Science Norway during the last year.

The northern lights will become even more spectacular in the coming years

If you haven't seen the northern lights yet, there's no reason to despair. The best displays of the northern lights are expected in 2026 and 2027, according to a Norwegian astrophysicist.

Devastation ravages at the museum in Oslo: 100-year-old rock samples crumble to dust

Crystals disintegrate. Labels turn to coal. Sulphuric acid seeps from solid rock. A plague is spreading through the collections at the Natural History Museum.

This is Earth's highest mountain – and you have probably never heard of it

There is no point on Earth closer to the stars than this peak.

New study: The northern Barents Sea could be seven degrees warmer in 2050

The Barents Sea is heading toward an ice-free future, researchers report.

Over 10 million fish consumed within a few hours off the Norwegian coast. “It was enough to send chills down your spine”

This is the largest feeding frenzy ever recorded for a predator, according to the researchers behind this new study.

In recent years, orcas have attacked hundreds of boats. Why is that?

Are they out for revenge or just having fun?

May Stine found a meteorite: "It looked like it was burnt"

Before the family found out what it was, the small rock lay in the kitchen, and even went to school in their son's pocket.

Oldest animals on Earth found in northern Norway

Researchers in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county, might also have found the answer to what happened to the first animal-like organisms – when our planet turned into a ‘snowball’ 600 million years ago.

Norwegian researchers with a new discovery: This thunderstorm bubbles and boils with radioactive radiation

“There’s much more than we previously thought,” says a Norwegian researcher.

Who pooped – 250 million years ago?

Researchers on Svalbard found thousands of poo-shaped lumps in the mountains. Were they really faeces? And if so, could they show us what the prehistoric animals had eaten?

Methane leaks from cracks in the Barents Sea seabed

But does it affect the climate?

The first alien planets were discovered in the 1990s. What have we learned?

Our solar system is far from a blueprint for what other solar systems look like.

How do you assemble a dinosaur?

“There’s no room for the tail,” says palaeontologist.

Applied for a job at NASA at the age of 12 – now she's set to become Norway's first astronaut

As a child, she was in a wheelchair and dreamed of space. Now, Jannicke Mikkelsen's childhood dream is coming true, with the help of a billionaire.

Is it possible that volcanoes existed on the Moon far later than previously believed?

New samples from the Moon’s surface may suggest so.

When this popular vacation spot was reduced to extremely salty lakes

The Mediterranean went through an extreme salt crisis that changed it forever.

What will happen if we succeed with artificial intelligence?

OPINION: "We should expect that machines will take control," concluded Alan Turing in 1951. In this text, one of the world's leading AI researchers, Professor Stuart J. Russell, discusses the benefits and dangers of the research.

From headlines to criticism of study on deep-sea oxygen production

“We have thought about all this already,” replies the head of the study.

Some wolverines travel great distances during their lifetime

Researchers have managed to track where wolverines go after leaving their mothers.

The deep sea: Researchers found mud volcanoes and collected hundreds of small creatures

“Every time you see a new piece of the seabed, you find something you haven't seen before,” says a marine researcher.

The Natural History Museum of Norway acquires two new dinosaurs

In December, it was announced that Norway would receive its first complete dinosaur skeleton. Now, the Natural History Museum reports that they have bought another dinosaur.

This beetle lives only in Norway, on an endangered flower

It is only found in a few locations in Norway.

Unique find: The oldest fossil of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere

This vertebra was sent from New Zealand to Norway. It turned out to be quite special.

Soy is used in pizza, stews, chocolate icing, and vegetarian food. What's so special about this super bean?

Norwegian raw materials are just as good as soy, but everything hinges on price, says a Norwegian food producer.

How can an ordinary lawn become a wildflower meadow?

“Simply tossing a bag of meadow seeds onto a well-fertilised lawn and not mowing it doesn't work very well,” one researcher says.

Why do we have consciousness? Researchers are deeply divided

But perhaps everyone is somewhat right? A Norwegian professor is attempting to reconcile the seemingly conflicting theories.

Researchers searched for mammoth remains in Lillehammer. Here’s how it went

No mammoth bones were found, but there is still a lot of soil to sift through. The site could nevertheless become a doorway to the Ice Age, says one researcher.

Do dinosaur bones turn to stone?

What is a fossilised bone actually made of? Palaeontologist Lene Liebe Delsett explains.

They all hang out together, but family is most important for Norwegian orcas

In the North Pacific, orcas eating different foods live in separate groups. This is not the case off Norway’s coasts.

Bones from a mammoth were found in this Norwegian well. Researchers are now looking for the rest of it

On the hunt for mammoth remains in Norway

Findings on the Norwegian farm could provide new answers about what happened during the last Ice Age.

You live your life mostly in nitrogen – without even thinking about it

Nitrogen is by far the largest component of the air you breathe – without doing much directly. Yet it is essential for all life on Earth.

Bacterial membrane satellites prove important testing ground for new antibiotics

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The membrane is the bacteria’s most important line of defense against our antibiotics. When it sheds part of that defense, the discarded leftovers now prove to be key players in our fight against antibacterial resistance.

MRSA bacteria: The Sneaky and Sometimes Dangerous Tenant in Your Throat

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: One of the most common bacteria hiding in the human throat can sometimes be a menace to our health. To get rid of it we need a brand-new treatment strategy, and we just might have found the right tools to make that strategy.

All sperm whales off the Norwegian coasts are males. Their lives are far more interesting than we imagined

Males used to be regarded as loners.

What is happening to the Arctic sea ice in winter?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The loss of summer Arctic sea ice has become the «canary in the coalmine» of climate change. Sea ice is also declining during the dark, cold winter, but more ice was observed this winter than in the previous 10 years. A new PhD thesis helps to understand why.