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Beware the bite of the warble fly

May 15, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Reindeer aren't the only animals to suffer from attacks by the warble fly -- the insect will attack humans, too. The flies leave behind an unwelcome gift of eggs that mature under the skin and that in the worst cases can cause blindness.
Immigrant workers undermine wage growth

May 8, 2013 in Society & Culture

Immigrant workers, mainly from other Nordic countries, have a negative effect on the pay checks of Norwegian employees. Workers with minimal skills and little experience are the most vulnerable.
Great Tit tackles earlier springs

April 30, 2013 in Natural Sciences

Species could be more resistant to climate change than simple models suggest.
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.
African agronomists keep ties to Norway

March 22, 2013 in Society & Culture

Norway has played a key role in agricultural research in Tanzania. Two Norwegian government ministers visited the country this week.
Butterfly hangs on for dear life

March 5, 2013 in Natural Sciences

A century of strong winds on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea has created butterflies that are especially adapted to keep from blowing away.
Norwegians more willing to get cancer check-ups

March 4, 2013 in Health

On the whole, Scandinavians have better attitudes than Brits, Australians and Canadians when it comes to making medical appointments to check out signs of cancer.
Pressuring radiation damaged bones to heal

February 25, 2013 in Health

Pressure chambers help patients who have suffered damage from radiotherapy treatment against cancer. Bones grow better under pressure.
New world map of animal life

January 12, 2013 in Natural Sciences

The new zoogeographical map of the planet is based on more than 20,000 species.
Antidepressants don’t increase stillbirths

January 11, 2013 in Health

Pregnant women who take medications against depression are not raising the risk of a stillbirth or the death of their infant.

Asle Rønning

Asle Rønning is a Norwegian science journalist. He writes for ScienceNordic and forskning.no - Norwegian online newspaper on science.

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Cannes nominations rarely lead to local success

May 19, 2013 in Society & Culture

A Danish movie is nominated in Cannes for the third year running. New research shows that a nomination at one of the major European film festivals significantly boosts ticket sales in overseas cinemas. Festival hits are, however, far from guaranteed to be successful in Denmark.