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Trapping carbon with iron

July 19, 2012 in Environment
Iron fertilising of the oceans can make plankton draw more carbon dioxide down to the seabed for long-term storage.

Discovered three new coral reefs off the coast of mid-Norway

May 26, 2012 in Natural Sciences
Three unknown coral reefs are found outside Frohavet in mid-Norway. One of the coral reefs are probably 200 meter long.

Tagging wild salmon into the deep north

April 19, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries
The use of satellite tagging has allowed researchers to uncover many of the wild salmon's secrets.

CO2 map provides quality control for climate research

March 20, 2012 in Environment
A new atlas depicts the actual amounts of CO2 in the surface water of all the oceans. It will be used to control climate models and aims to make IPCC reports more reliable.

Research data becomes Russian state secret

February 14, 2012 in Society & Culture
Russian authorities have seized Norwegian research data from the Barents Sea as they insist that it contains top-secret information. After three and a half years, the researchers still haven’t received their data or the equipment.

The secret life of the sea

November 11, 2011 in Natural Sciences
The ocean is teeming with tiny, exquisite creatures that have concealed themselves in certain ways from scientists. Now, 200 years after the organisms were discovered, Norwegian researchers have started to clear up mysteries from the DNA of radiolarians.

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Surrogacy changes perception of family

May 18, 2013 in Health
Childless Norwegians have travelled abroad for surrogacy, as the service is illegal at home. Their actions and willingness to speak out about them have started to transform the idea of what a family is and should be.
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