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In conversation with Norway’s home-grown extremists

October 17, 2018 in Society & Culture

Siri Høyem Kristiansen from OsloMet has visited Norwegian prisons to interview rebel fighters returned from Syria. She was surprised by what she found.
It's important to have a goal: UN climate report view from the Nordics

October 15, 2018 in Society & Culture

Most experts agree it will be difficult, if not impossible, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. But it is important to have an ambitious goal.
Chinese are more right wing than Americans

October 8, 2018 in Society & Culture

Twenty per cent of adults in China describe themselves as libertarians and believe that the government should not redistribute income, according to a new survey. This is higher than the US, often thought to be a more libertarian country.
Giant gas craters discovered at the bottom of the Barents Sea

October 5, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Cracked gas chambers in the seabed south of Svalbard could blow out and create craters that are up to 30 metres deep, say scientists.
Common painkiller may substantially increase the risk of heart disease

October 3, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Painkillers like Voltarol and Voltaren may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease by as much as 50 per cent, according to a new study.
ID checks and stronger parental controls may be driving down teenage drinking habits

September 24, 2018 in Health

Young people in the Nordics are drinking less than they did a few decades ago. Finnish researchers think that this may be due to better controls — both by parents and by those who sell and serve alcohol.
Treating heartburn can reduce the risk of developing oesophageal cancer

September 19, 2018 in Health

A major Nordic study now confirms that that treating acid reflux and heartburn has benefits beyond relieving these particular conditions.
Just one sleepless night can tell your body to start storing fat

September 17, 2018 in Health

Sleep is one of those physiological necessities that continues to puzzle researchers. But a new study illuminates how missing one single night of sleep can initiate a series of physiological changes, and not necessarily for the better.
More children in Europe have started smoking

September 10, 2018 in Health

More young people under the age of 15 are taking up smoking, bucking the trend among adults and those over 15 where the number of new smokers has gradually declined since the 1990's.
Boreal lakes are becoming browner, but the fish don’t mind

September 7, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Boreal lakes can become darker over time by a process known as “browning.” But these darker waters do not seem to affect fish as much as researchers once thought.

Nancy Bazilchuk

Nancy Bazilchuk is a Norwegian freelance journalist

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An enlightened approach to “illegal” drugs will revolutionise medicine and science

October 16, 2018 in Health

OPINION: Let logic prevail! It is time for all countries to review their support of the current UN approach to recreational drug control and allow medical research on illegal substances.