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What is a pure tone?

December 2, 2016 in Natural Sciences

Most of us can recognize when music is out of tune. Why can we hear this, and what exactly is a pure tone?
The king fought for the Norwegian constitution – and his son

November 21, 2016 in Society & Culture

Christian Frederick didn’t have the Norwegian people in mind when he defended their constitution. He wanted his own son to assume the throne, claims a researcher.
Growing Norwegian weeds on international space station

October 25, 2016 in Natural Sciences

A Windows update on the space station created a crisis moment for a Norwegian experiment on cultivating plants in space. Forskning.no followed events from NTNU’s CIRiS control room.
How to get rid of nasal spray dependency

October 17, 2016 in Health

And if you do manage to kick the habit, you should never use the products again, warns researcher.
Normal to feel presence of the dead

October 6, 2016 in Society & Culture

It is becoming more accepted that some people connect with the dead. The research also reflects this, according to a theologian and a psychologist.
Hallucinations or spiritual experiences?

October 3, 2016 in Society & Culture

When is a visit by your deceased uncle a spiritual experience, and when it is a mental illness? It’s not always obvious, one psychiatrist says.
Viking arrowheads emerge from melting Norwegian glaciers

September 29, 2016 in Society & Culture

High up in the mountains, archaeologists are now discovering human traces dating as far back as the Stone age.
Two patients' results used as evidence that a dietary supplement works

September 28, 2016 in Health

A Norwegian researcher and doctor used a dietary supplement she has patented for obesity treatment. But in her studies showing that the product works, her own business interests aren’t mentioned.
How Norwegians looked at sex offenders 100 years ago

September 19, 2016 in Society & Culture

Society's view on sex offenders wasn’t merciful. And if men were unemployed and vagrants to boot, they were regarded as particularly immoral.
Finding mushrooms with your mobile phone

September 13, 2016 in Technology

Advanced image recognition can scan the forest floor looking for good mushroom locations. And it’s not just a fantasy, say two Norwegian NTNU students.

Ingrid P. Nuse

Ingrid Nuse is a freelance journalist and translator.

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