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Dealing with the doldrums on a Viking voyage

April 23, 2013 in Society & Culture
The outline of a foot on the Gokstad Ship gives us an inkling of what it might have been like for Vikings to cross the ocean.

Time to revise our view of Viking ships?

April 21, 2013 in Society & Culture
Many reconstructed Viking ships have quadratic sails, but a Danish archaeologist doubts that all the ships looked that way.

All giant squids are close kin

March 23, 2013 in Natural Sciences
The mystical leviathans living deep in oceans worldwide are all one species.

Humpback whales fuel up for a long trip

December 19, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries
During the summer, humpback whales eat as much food as possible so that they're able to travel almost 8,000 kilometers to the Caribbean, and back again.

Darkened fjord waters mean fewer fish and more jellyfish

November 28, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries
The seawater in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, and Norway’s coastal waters and fjords is gradually getting darker, which may be caused by overproduction of organic compounds.

Hi-tech skincare from the sea

July 28, 2012 in Health
New cosmetic products based on nanotechnology and highly adapted production techniques from the Dead Sea are on the way.

Warmer climate – fewer storms

May 11, 2012 in Natural Sciences
Diminishing sea ice in the Arctic Ocean could mean fewer storms. Researchers have gained new insight into the relationship between climate change and storms caused by polar low-pressure systems.

Norwegian sea eagles nest in Ireland

May 3, 2012 in Environment
The white-tailed sea eagles nest in Ireland for the first time in over 100 years.

The North Pole is on thin ice

February 7, 2012 in Environment
While the world’s political leaders have left the negotiating table again without an agreement to reduce greenhouse gases, the Arctic has greater problems than ever – 75 percent of the sea ice has disappeared.

Solving the wave energy puzzle

December 5, 2011 in Technology
Tests of a new wave power plant have been “exceedingly promising”, say researchers.

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