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Do strict alcohol policies really work?

Do all religions have an afterlife?

Why do some memories stick while others fade?

Research reveals how emotions are the ‘glue’ of our memory. Learn how emotionally charged events affect brain cells and preserve significant moments.

Dear mr. Trump, do not get Greenland's role in Arctic security wrong

An American militarization of Greenland would make the Arctic and the world much less secure for everyone, writes Arctic senior researcher.

The Internet as we knew it is gone. How can we detect synthetic text?

Synthetic 'news' are easy to make and hard to detect. We need government efforts towards making machine-generated text more identifiable, researcher argues.

"Buy fewer clothes," says researcher

Cookies: What really happens when you click 'accept all'?

In some parts of the world, the ground has been frozen for thousands of years

Why do we crave sugar?

Trump’s logic of deal-making versus Putin’s logic of war-making

Is it a good idea to pee when you don't need to?

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Bird flu in the US leads to higher egg prices and pandemic risk: “Highly likely to spread between humans,” says researcher

Are dates and honey healthier than sugar?

Many experience fatigue long after a stroke. Could poor brain cleansing be the explanation?

Trump's unpredictable politics is good news for China, says defence expert

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

A breakthrough HIV injection was set to change the game in 2025 – until Donald Trump took office

Norwegians are the second-best in the world when it comes to learning English

Researchers found more pieces of the world's oldest runestone – may change the history of runes

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

Why were some churches built in stone and others in wood?

Deep within the ice lies air that is several hundred thousand years old

Norway was likely home to the largest building in the Nordic region in the 200s

Climate experts: Reduced U.S. climate commitment could influence Europe

Norwegian theory about iconic Danish runestone is absurd, according to runologist

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Want to get started with genealogy research? Here are some tips

Winter is becoming shorter: "Animals don't fully understand what's happening"

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

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

Have orcas started using salmon as hats again?

This bacterium outsmarts our defences, but we are on its heals

The Vikings also used crampons to avoid slipping on ice

Some researchers 'dope' their data – A look back at the cheating scandals of 2024

These Norwegian hens go hungry for much of their lives

80 years since the famous experiment: The starved men developed symptoms resembling eating disorders

10 things you didn't know about moose

How far might a cat stray from home?

Denmark's iconic runestone from the Viking Age may not actually be from the Viking Age, claims a Norwegian archaeologist

The probability of dying before the age of 70 has halved in several countries

Here’s what archaeologists found in 2024: Child graves in Østfold, silver treasure from the Viking Age and perhaps Norway's first stone church

Researchers thought larvae could help eliminate our plastic

Memory declines with age, but it starts deteriorating long before you become old

Why doesn't the world have a climate police force?

It has snowed worse before. Here are the Norwegian snow records

Black books contain tales of healing and summoning the devil. They were not meant to be shared

Researcher explains why you should choose whole salmon over fillets

Researcher believes our clothes should be labelled like food products

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

Only one in four people with migraines receives prescription medication. For Lisa, it took 20 years

When did angels change gender?

Iron Age grave in Western Norway confirmed – among the largest in the Nordic countries

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

Researcher: Who people choose to have kids with is a key explanation for inequality

Have you heard the term 'carbon footprint'? "The oil company wanted to deceive us," says researcher

Was Hvaldimir the whale really trained by the Russian military?

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

Why next year is unlikely to be as warm as 2024

Have we stopped eating together?

A new medicine for almost everything – is it too good to be true?

Your eco-certified products might be lying to you

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

Can we tell if an animal was stressed by the taste of its meat?

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

Here lies the foundation of how farmers became Vikings

This is what today’s parents do better than previous generations

Norwegian Institute of Public Health: Lower mortality among those vaccinated against Covid-19

Sound from the Aztec skull whistle: "Extremely aversive and scary"

Some have started using an alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. How does it work?

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

Belgians use the fewest plastic bags in Europe. Can other countries learn from them?

Found jewellery and a unique coin: Three women were buried here during the Viking Age

What happened to the Vikings' slaves?

Warns against fake research

How poverty and mental health problems are passed down in Norway

This stone tablet with the Ten Commandments has an extra commandment you've probably never heard of

Are we eating sick animals?

Health researchers believe: Chronic fatigue disorders are not incurable.

How climate change is already affecting the Barents Sea

What the world can expect in Donald Trump's second presidential term

Why did the population in Southern Norway decline dramatically after the 6th century?

Could seagull hotels make city centres quieter?

Historian has seen the new Gladiator film – and he is not that impressed

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

You can't jog or eat your way to preventing dementia, researcher says

Why do we bury people in coffins and not directly in the ground?

Women with obesity report negative experiences with the Norwegian healthcare system