Soviet Cold War oceanographic surveys opened up to western scientists

May 23, 2013 in Agriculture & Fisheries

A treasure trove of Barents Sea fisheries data stored for decades in Murmansk can help determine the fate of future offshore oil and gas exploitation in the region.

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Butterflies fly 3,500 km by compass

April 10, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Monarch butterflies fly from Canada to Mexico using only an internal compass and the landscape to guide them. Now researchers can explain how.
Norwegian dairy goats thrive in African mountains

April 10, 2013 in Society & Culture

Eighty Norwegian dairy goats were flown into Tanzania thirty years ago. Now there are 300,000 goats with genes from these founder animals on dairy farms in mountainous areas.
Time to accelerate collaboration with CERN

April 9, 2013 in Technology

Basic research at CERN can have a huge impact on Norwegian firms if they seize opportunities to deliver technology. Twiddling thumbs won’t start the wheels of industry spinning.
New centre to unravel mystery of solar energy storage

April 9, 2013 in Environment

A new research centre has been given five years to develop new techniques for storing solar energy.
Prostitution ban misses the target, argue migration researchers

April 8, 2013 in Society & Culture

Legalise prostitution and consider foreign sex workers as immigrants who leave their home country to earn money to support their families, said researchers at a recent ‘Intimate Migration’ conference in Denmark.
Sexual abuse: Talking across cultures

April 8, 2013 in Society & Culture

Research on African women’s experiences with the Norwegian mental health service reveal differences in perception of what constitutes abuse, how much it should be talked about, and how to deal with it.
Reindeer thrive on forest diversity

April 8, 2013 in Agriculture & Fisheries

An arboreal mix of species and ages is vital to effective reindeer husbandry.
Common cold can trigger asthma

April 7, 2013 in Health

If a child’s body contains certain genetic variants, a common cold is enough to trigger asthma, new study reveals.
Getting men to eat their greens

April 6, 2013 in Society & Culture

Men tend to eat high levels of saturated fat and refined carbohydrates, without sufficient amounts of fruits and vegetables.
Cutting weeds in the fall is no help

April 5, 2013 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Gardeners must attack in the summer to get rid of many perennial weeds.

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Genetic findings offer hope to liver patients

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Researchers have identified nine new genetic loci that are important in the development of a serious liver disease.

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