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We need to acknowledge how tough it is for toddlers to start in kindergarten, say psychologists

What should you consider when leaving your one-year-old with other adults? Specialists in children's attachment offer some advice.

Why are researchers so worried about one-year-olds?

Toddlers in kindergartens have elevated levels of the stress hormone cortisol, according to a new Norwegian study. But is this really something to worry about?

Harry Potter fans explore gender and sexuality online

The Harry Potter books are pervaded with queer and transsexual symbols, says Jennifer Duggan. She has written a PhD thesis about the internet culture surrounding to the book series.

It’s not just city dwellers who like large carnivores

Norway and Sweden have seen an increase in wolf, bear, wolverine and lynx populations in recent years. Meanwhile, people’s positive attitudes towards carnivores has remained high. There are more who like them than dislike them.

Cyberbullies feel they’re victims of unfair censorship

It’s mostly men who participate in the inflammatory online debates and call themselves provocative, says a new report.

Rural shops are welfare centres, but get no support from local authorities

Rural shops are providing an increasing number of services for the local community.

Foreign trade certificates are no help against social dumping

Getting a foreign trade certificate approved in Norway doesn’t do much to help foreign workers, when it comes to pay, working conditions and social dumping.

Game of Thrones tampers with traditional gender roles

The science fiction genre is able to move the boundaries for how we see the world, according to Ingvil Hellstrand.

Academia has plenty of trolls who trash talk each other

It’s not anonymous online trolls that frighten researchers the most from sharing their research. Researchers and other colleagues are commonly behind those ugly comments. Thorgeir Kolshus is not surprised.

Why did Muslims become the new enemy in Norway and Europe?

Anti-Muslim views have become more widespread in Europe over the past 30 years, but it is important to distinguish between criticisms of certain forms of Islamic practice and the belief that Muslims are taking over Europe.

Poverty increases the risk of children being infected by Covid-19

How and where they live affect the chances for young people of catching Covid-19.

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

Seven out of ten young Norwegians aged 18-30 respond that their belief that something can be done about climate change has increased since the pandemic.

Checking your phone during meals may create unhealthy eating habits for your child

You wouldn’t be alone if you check your phone while feeding your toddler. But you should be aware that this may teach your children negative things about meals and eating, researchers say.

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

The strong opinions that consumers have about plastic packaging are misplaced, one researcher says.

England will win the European Championship, according to Norwegian calculations

England comes out on top when the Norwegian Computing Center calculates the outcome of the remaining games.

Who your parents are matters more and more, even in the social democracy of Norway

The differences in wealth between Norwegians is now far greater than in several other European countries.

The price of alcohol and tobacco in Norway is 120 per cent above the European average

No other country in Europe has more expensive alcohol and tobacco than Norway.

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

OPINION: Without a clear blueprint to engage consumers, addressing the challenges associated with high meat consumption will continue to be a dream that is discussed between the experts with little to no impact.

Immigrant teens drop out of sports to focus more on school

More young people in Norway are prioritizing school and dropping out of sports – but that only applies to immigrant youth. For everyone else, the opposite is true.

This piece of wood will help archaeologists reconstruct the grand Gjellestad Viking ship

It will tell us exactly when the ship sailed the seas, as well as how it sailed.

‘Live by the Sword…’ The Death of Chad’s President and the Future of Security in the Sahel

OPINION: Despite his authoritarian rule, Idriss Déby Itno was seen as stabilising force in the Sahel region. His death might create a power vacuum, writes Marc Lanteigne.

Have we lost a generation of children during the Corona pandemic?

OPINION: I fear that we are neglecting the children most in need because of a Eurocentric focus on the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Biathlon is Norway's secret martial art.

Whenever danger of violent conflict erupted in Norway, biathlon shifted from being purely sport to becoming more of a military activity.

The amazing discovery of a lost Viking settlement

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: The lost Viking mountain pass that melted out of the Lendbreen ice patch was a fantastic and baffling discovery. The discovery made headlines around the world, but it also raised questions.

The Viking version of Assassin’s Creed is surprisingly violent, according to researcher

The game is part of an explosion of popular culture created around a contemporary idea of Vikings and Norse mythology, where violence often plays a large part.

Why do we love the Vikings so much?

Violent vikings might be the ones we see in movies and on TV, but Vikings are also popular today because they represent a return to our roots and nature, researchers claim.

Norwegian police let suspects investigate their own financial crimes

Money laundering, fraud, corruption and insider trading — it’s rare for people in Norway to be convicted of these kinds of white-collar crimes. The authorities are now trying to solve this challenge by letting suspects take over the investigation themselves.

New study shows Norwegians disagree about who was impacted by the terror attacks in 2011

Around 90 percent of the survey respondents believe that the terror attacks were a result of madness, and just over 80 percent believe that right-wing extremist ideology was behind the attack.

Young people make the least money on stocks

Old rich folks make the most money in the stock market. If you’re young and not particularly wealthy, then you’re more likely to lose money in the long run.

Vikings had a completely different relationship to animals than we have today

The Vikings and their ancestors looked at animals with awe and admiration, researchers at the Museum of Cultural History say.

Researchers conducted a gender equality experiment on 500 recruits

Do men become more open to gender equality by sharing dormitories and tasks with women in the military?

Survivors from the Utøya massacre still struggle with trauma

This summer marks ten years since the terror attacks on the political youth camp at the island Utøya. More than a third of the survivors still struggle with post traumatic stress symptoms, according to new research.

Saturday games attract a significantly higher attendance at football matches

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: After the end of Covid-19 restrictions football authorities should consider having a larger share of games on Saturdays.

Is economic inequality in Norway really as bad as in the UK and France?

The statistics gravely underestimate the actual differences in private wealth in Norway, according to a new book.

How are Polish and Lithuanian workers actually doing in Norway?

Researchers believe it’s time to talk about the lack of integration of working immigrants.

The abortion debate hasn't always been focused on the fetus' right to life

Throughout history, opponents and proponents have used many arguments for and against abortion.

Immigration to Scandinavia: Will Norwegian and Swedish Social Democrats follow the tough Danish line?

Grete Brochmann believes that the Danes’ latest experimental policy to return refugees to Syria is also an extreme line in the European context.

Norwegian is the easiest of the Nordic languages to understand

As many as 62 per cent of young people from other Nordic countries find it easy to understand Norwegian. Only 26 per cent say the same about Danish. But it’s also easy for young people to switch to English, one language professor says.

There were no murders in Norway, and then six people were killed within a few weeks. What happened?

"Probably not a corona effect," says researcher

Women's liberation and homoerotic desire in Knut Hamsuns works

New research demonstrates expressions of women’s liberation and homoerotic desire in Knut Hamsun’s works from the 1890s.

Can foreign tourists be trusted to clean Norwegian mountain cabins?

Norway is attracting many hikers from new groups and other countries. Will the values and cabin system of the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT), based on unwritten rules and trust, survive this transition?

A two-censor-system will be a disappointing setback for higher education in Norway

OPINION: From a scientific perspective, the proposed law revision should be rejected.

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

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: New study sheds light on the effect of Airbnb in rural areas.

These groups of people drank more alcohol during the pandemic

The most common explanation for drinking more was that they deserved it.

Seven rare gold pendants were sacrificed 1500 years ago in Østfold county of Norway

It must have been a considerable ritual act, reserved for only the most privileged in society, according to researchers.

Kinder, Kirche and Küche - Gender and family rhetoric of the German far right

Far right actors often rely heavily on traditional narratives about gender and family, whilst simultaneously weaponizing women’s rights and gender equality in pursuit of an anti-immigration and anti-Islam political agenda. In a recently published article, Katrine Fangen and Lisanne Lichtenberg explore this tension within the rhetoric of various German far right organizations.

How do companies and people hide money in tax havens?

ASK A RESEARCHER: Tax havens are used to avoid paying taxes. Criminals also use tax havens to hide their illegal income. But why doesn’t the international community stop this practice?

This is where Neo-Nazi foreign fighters fought alongside communists

The foreign fighters came from extremist groups on the right and left. This didn’t stop them from working together.

Norwegians were intimidated by the labour movement in the United States

The Norwegians emigrating to the United States were Republicans and agreed with the northern states. But the Republican Party was a completely different animal from what it is today.

There is no evidence that many Norwegian immigrants supported slavery in the USA

OPINION: A scintillating, but very misleading narrative, claims Nancy L. Coleman.

Many Norwegians supported slavery in the United States

But the persecuted Haugean Christians were clear in their belief: No one has the right to own another human being.

Netflix has made Norwegian TV shows better than ever

Norwegian television is experiencing a new golden age, thanks to the competition from streaming services like Netflix, says researcher.

Visiting children who were quarantined in hospital over a hundred years ago

For infection control reasons, family members were only allowed to visit their children and husbands through windows at Ullevål hospital. The state had the prerogative to forcibly admit people with infectious diseases.

Companies can talk themselves into becoming more sustainable

OPINION: We should not systematically cry "greenwashing" when companies speak about sustainability.

Children who spent a lot of time in daylight were calmer

Kindergarten children were equipped with bracelets that measure light exposure. A study found a link between lots of daylight and low hyperactivity in the children.

The people who become CEOs aren’t necessarily the smartest in the company

For every top executive at a large company, there are likely more than a hundred employees who are smarter.

Efforts to promote peace can make women more vulnerable

In recent years, gender has become an important factor in the international work against extremism. But some researchers fear that when women become part of the first line defence against radicalisation, they also become more vulnerable.

Six out of ten poor children in Norway have immigrant backgrounds

Child poverty in Norway continues to increase. Children with immigrant backgrounds are increasingly overrepresented in the statistics.

Menstrual art: Why do people still see red?

SHARE YOUR SCIENCE: Period blood in art is still often dismissed as a joke or “just activism”. Would that be the case if it wasn’t such a taboo?

Mimicking and manipulating the news: How neo-Nazis use professional media to promote antisemitism

In recent years, far-right alternative media have increasingly managed to influence the digital public sphere by promoting uncivil and exclusionary ideas, in particular about immigration and Islam.

Research on school lockdowns: These are the mistakes to avoid

Resarchers from the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies list three things to be learned from the Norwegian school lockdown last year.

No one has been murdered in Norway so far this year

Not one murder has been registered in Norway three months into the year of 2021. Corona restrictions could be an explanation.

The Dutch election: Far right side characters in the ‘Mark Rutte show’

The Dutch parliamentary elections took place last week, after a tumultuous period of anti-lockdown protests, and the fall of the Dutch government in January, over a welfare fraud scandal rife with ethnic profiling. RightNow! Editor Iris Beau Segers interviews Professor Cas Mudde about the most striking outcomes of the election, and what this might mean for the radical right and the state of liberal democracy in the Netherlands.

Growing concern inside French academia due to controversy about “Islamo-leftism”

French academia is currently under scrutiny after the Minister of Research and Higher Education validated the theory of a growing “Islamo-leftism” within social science research. Studies on race and gender have become contentious, and met in the public debate with accusations of fostering identity politics. Recently, a group of academics tried to delegitimize the work of Nonna Mayer, a respected scholar in the field of far right politics.

Nordic people use gossip to deal with those who violate social norms

If you help yourself to too much food and drink at a Norwegian party, people may gossip about you afterwards. In other countries, the reactions to breaking unwritten rules can be far stronger.

Fertility rate in Norway drops to 1,5 children per woman

That’s half a child less than in 2009.

Almost half of us belong to the working class. But workers have become more invisible, researchers say

Norwegian social scientists have given the workers a voice.

Brain researcher: Here’s why the pandemic came as a surprise to us

The brain’s two systems make it difficult for us to understand dangers we haven’t actually experienced.

Why did things go so wrong in Sweden?

Sweden wanted to show the world a more humane way through a global pandemic. For some, this has become a tragic example of how wrong things can go in a society. But opinions are divided.

What do teachers need to feel confident about addressing sexual violence with students?

New perspectives on school leadership and solutions in teacher education and the school curriculum are what’s needed, says the researcher.

‘The new normal’? Radical right resistance to the Dutch curfew

Over the last few weeks, the Dutch radical right has used curfew controversy to portray the government as a danger to the freedom of the average citizen. C-REX scholar Iris Beau Segers asks if the liberal-conservative VVD party might have themselves to blame, and argues that their ‘doctrine of normalcy’ has mainstreamed radical right ideas that now pose a challenge to the government’s covid-19 measures.

What distinguishes the men who buy sex from men who don’t?