A mother’s postnatal depression can be passed on to the father Depression before and after birth can be contagious. Particularly in relationships that experience a lot of uncertainties.
Blog: Right Now! What is Happening to the Dutch Far Right? From Wilders to Baudet… and Back To Wilders Again
We can’t punish and help drug addicts at the same time, researchers say Norwegian drug policy may be about to change radically.
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Special Viking grave with beads and brooches found in Central Norway
NINA - Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Vulnerable kittiwakes find refuge on offshore oil rigs
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology Smaller homes and car-sharing can reduce greenhouse gas emissions substantially
The Western Norway Research Institute 1% of people cause half of global aviation emissions. Most people in fact never fly.
Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Certain that land-based fish farming is the future of the aquaculture industry
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology New technology may weaken seafarers’ professional judgment
Fewer suicides during the first months of COVID-19 in Norway Financial support packages and good mental health services may have made a difference, according to professor.
Blog: Right Now! Golden Dawn guilty verdict is a victory for Greek democracy. But will it solve the country’s deep political divides?
Mysterious remains of a huge, 'ship-shaped' house discovered near the Viking ship grave at Gjellestad Archaeologists suggest that the almost 40-meter-long building may have been a house for ancient rituals, or a feasting hall.
Researchers' Zone: Modern managers must demonstrate that they care about work tasks and employees’ internal lives
Why are fewer men becoming fathers than before? Fewer and fewer men are becoming fathers. What’s happening to Norwegian men?
Share your science: The French man who forgot about fruit shows us how the language we speak is pre-coded in our brains
Norwegians almost three times as likely to suffer from symptoms of depression after the lockdown in March
Blog: Right Now! The case against the Nordic Resistance Movement in Finland: an overview and some explanations
Surviving cancer in the Nordics: Norwegians with lung cancer live longer than in neighbouring countries, but are more likely to die from melanoma
The Nansen Legacy Project Blog Research cruising in the Barents Sea: When Murphy Wins This post is about real scientists failing unspectacularly.
Ordinary Scandinavians tweeted more about the American 2016-elections than the Russian trolls accused of interference
Viking children practiced with swords and quickly grew up to become adults Here's what we know about the life of a Viking child.
Mercury, bloodletting and animals were weapons in the fight against the shameful epidemic of the 18th century
Smokers and people who are overweight should be among the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine, researchers believe
Remains of what may be a temple where Norse gods were worshiped have been found in Norway Did the Vikings make sacrifices to gods like Thor and Odin in this temple?
Why don't cyclists just stop at red lights? Do you ride your bike through red lights? If so, you're not alone.
Researchers' Zone: Do you easily gain weight? It might have something to do with the calories in the toilet
A Norwegian's discovery paved the way for the coronavirus tests we use today But the Nobel Prize went to an American who figured out how the discovery could be used.
Women are protected against cervical cancer 12 years after getting the HPV-vaccine, according to large Nordic study
Fewer people in Norway are getting permanent jobs these days More immigrants, “bike messenger jobs,” and what researchers call gig economics. Put together, these trends challenge traditional working life.
Why do jihadists cry? Norwegian researcher has collected hundreds of stories about terrorists crying over the past decade.
The richest Norwegians pay the least taxes Income inequality in Norway is much greater than official figures have shown.
BLOG A Taste of the Sea: At one point fish packaging even told you who caught the fish you just bought
Blog: Right Now! Far-right people in the US want to shut the borders to Muslim immigrants to counter Jihadism. Here’s why they are wrong.
90 per cent of those who died with COVID-19 in Norway also had a chronic disease More than half of them had cardiovascular diseases, according to preliminary numbers from the first three months of the pandemic.
Researchers have examined the burial mound where the Gokstad Viking ship was found. What they found surprised them.
Norwegian brain researcher: You don’t need to worry about getting Alzheimer's if you’re a little short on sleep
Norwegian researchers are developing a new method for detecting breast cancer Artificial intelligence can help speed the detection of breast cancer. Urgent examinations will be undertaken sooner.
Promising treatments for COVID-19 were reported early on. So why haven’t there been bigger breakthroughs?
Employees at Norwegian kindergartens really enjoy their work On average, these employees stay at the same workplace for nine years.
Is this the world’s simplest mill? The export of millstones was probably a major industry in Norway during the Viking Age.
The Norwegian university started a coronavirus test factory and supplied test facilities around the country
What is soil, anyway? Did you know that the soil in fields is made up mostly of rock, while planting soil from the garden centre is almost pure moss?
Share your science: A range of different COVID-19 vaccines are already being tested in humans. But how will the vaccines actually work?
The hunt for a shell with a left-hand twist One summer long ago, two children found a naked hermit crab. They wanted to save it. But it would prove to be difficult.
Norwegian coronavirus “experiment” was misleading. People who train in gyms can infect each other with COVID-19. An undocumented message about it being safe to work out in gyms during the coronapandemic has been disseminated.
Researchers' zone: The future map of the world is all about power and money – and it risks making the world more unequal
Preferring to be social on social media rather than face-to-face is not deviant. It’s the new normal.
Can an extreme low carb diet be used as medicine? Studies have suggested that the ketogenic diet may work against a variety of diseases, such as epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease and cancer.
Researchers found higher level of anxiety and depression in people who exercised less during COVID-19 lockdown
