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One in five people who die of cancer are obese. Now researchers can tell us more about why.

One in five people who die of cancer are obese. Now researchers can tell us more about why.

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Demand for rare minerals and metals creates eco-dilemma

Demand for rare minerals and metals creates eco-dilemma

University of Oslo

Uncover the hidden patterns of the immune system with artificial intelligence

Uncover the hidden patterns of the immune system with artificial intelligence

Binge drinking: When dads get drunk on the weekends, the kids are more likely to drop out of school

Binge drinking: When dads get drunk on the weekends, the kids are more likely to drop out of school

Fat shaming makes people gain more weight

Fat shaming makes people gain more weight

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Stress and shame are closely linked – understand why

Stress and shame are closely linked – understand why

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Want to improve your concentration? There is no magic pill, but science does offer some tips and tricks

Want to improve your concentration? There is no magic pill, but science does offer some tips and tricks

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The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Many outdoor accidents can be averted

Many outdoor accidents can be averted

University of South-Eastern Norway

We become less polite when we are shopping

We become less polite when we are shopping

BI Norwegian Business School

How artificial is artificial intelligence, really?

How artificial is artificial intelligence, really?

Mild long-term effects of Covid last longer among the youngest children

Mild long-term effects of Covid last longer among the youngest children

What is the rose from the famous Norwegian Selbu mitten doing in the remains of a medieval cathedral in Sudan?

What is the rose from the Selbu mitten doing in the remains of a medieval cathedral in Sudan?

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New study on the difficulties facing children of diplomats:

New study on the difficulties facing children of diplomats:"The hardest thing about being a diplomat's kid was, without comparison, returning home"

What old graffiti can tell us about medieval people

What old graffiti can tell us about medieval people

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University of Oslo

Many veterinarians struggle with suicidal thoughts

Many veterinarians struggle with suicidal thoughts

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Hunting for dead stars

Hunting for dead stars

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Measures to improve gender balance are working

Measures to improve gender balance are working

Calves not allowed to stay with their mother are more stressed and grow less well

Calves not allowed to stay with their mother are more stressed and grow less well

From the Nobel Peace Prize to the front lines: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

From the Nobel Peace Prize to the front lines: Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed named worst head of state in the world

Did this Viking helmet belong to a Norwegian warrior who served rulers in the East?

Did this Viking helmet belong to a Norwegian warrior who served rulers in the East?

New study on Long Covid: Brain fog, poor memory and shortness of breath one year after infection

New study on Long Covid: Brain fog, poor memory and shortness of breath one year after infection

Vaccinated people seldom end up in intensive care due to Covid

Vaccinated people seldom end up in intensive care due to Covid

Maternal behaviour may transmit mental health problems to children

Maternal behaviour may transmit mental health problems to children

Tinnitus affects women more severely than men

Tinnitus affects women more severely than men

A bone and a stick inscribed with Norse runic text found in Oslo

A bone and a stick inscribed with Norse runic text found in Oslo

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NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

DeepMReye: an AI that reads your eyes

DeepMReye: an AI that reads your eyes

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Protein can save the heart after cancer

Protein can save the heart after cancer

University of Oslo

We need to rethink the methodology of assessing and supplementing iodine to large population groups

We need to rethink the methodology of assessing and supplementing iodine to large population groups

We all love using wireless earbuds. But how well do they work?

We all love using wireless earbuds. But how well do they work?

First patient injected with Norwegian T-cell vaccine against Covid

First patient injected with Norwegian T-cell vaccine against Covid

Most read 2021: the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, celiac disease and alpha wolves

Most read 2021: the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, celiac disease and alpha wolves

What’s happening with Russia's climate policy?

What’s happening with Russia's climate policy?

Our lung capacity has gotten a lot better

Our lung capacity has gotten a lot better

Patients who lost their sense of smell after Covid-19 are queuing up for help

Patients who lost their sense of smell after Covid-19 are queuing up for help

Deadly heat and extreme rainfall: This is what the world will be like if the temperature rises by 3 degrees, according to researchers

Deadly heat and extreme rainfall: This is what the world will be like if the temperature rises by 3 degrees, according to researchers

He knows where the voices in your head are from — and maybe he can stop them

He knows where the voices in your head are from — and maybe he can stop them

Christmas cards haven't always been cute. Rowdy, drunk Christmas gnomes were a popular motif back in the day.

Christmas cards haven't always been cute. Rowdy, drunk Christmas gnomes were a popular motif back in the day.

Norwegian study finds that Covid vaccines may affect menstruation

Norwegian study finds that Covid vaccines may affect menstruation

The violence continues, even though the mother leaves the father. Are politics of gender equality to blame?

The violence continues, even though the mother leaves the father. Are politics of gender equality to blame?

Mild Covid disease gave almost year-long protection, according to Norwegian study

Mild Covid disease gave almost year-long protection, according to Norwegian study

Can you catch Covid from Christmas presents?

Can you catch Covid from Christmas presents?

Researchers uncover insider trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange

Researchers uncover insider trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange

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A strong breeze and chance of storms: How we used pollen to create a wind forecast from 10,000 years ago

A strong breeze and chance of storms: How we used pollen to create a wind forecast from 10,000 years ago

Oslo Christmas party outbreak: Most of the non-infected were vaccinated with Moderna

Oslo Christmas party outbreak: Most of the non-infected were vaccinated with Moderna

Nine reasons why immigrants in Norway were hit harder by Covid-19

Nine reasons why immigrants in Norway were hit harder by Covid-19

Norwegian researchers hope to be the first to figure out Omicron – collecting biological samples from infected people in their spare time

Norwegian researchers hope to be the first to figure out Omicron – collecting biological samples from infected people in their spare time

Is green growth possible?

Is green growth possible?

Knife handle in the shape of a king from the 13th century found in the Medieval Park in Oslo

Knife handle in the shape of a king from the 13th century found in the Medieval Park in Oslo

Not a single person has been hospitalized after massive Oslo Christmas party Omicron outbreak

Not a single person has been hospitalized after massive Oslo Christmas party Omicron outbreak

This demon wall was supposed to be from the Middle Ages. But it’s only 80 years old — and a fake.

This demon wall was supposed to be from the Middle Ages. But it’s only 80 years old — and a fake.

At least 140 people were infected with Covid-19 after Christmas party in Oslo

At least 140 people were infected with Covid-19 after Christmas party in Oslo

The 12 most exciting finds from the Gjellestad Viking ship dig

The 12 most exciting finds from the Gjellestad Viking ship dig

Norwegian researchers work on average 46 hours per week

Norwegian researchers work on average 46 hours per week

Huge longhouse found near the Gjellestad Viking ship – one of the largest in Scandinavia

Huge longhouse found near the Gjellestad Viking ship – one of the largest in Scandinavia

What does it actually mean to be asexual?

What does it actually mean to be asexual?

Patient activism is not behind the British guidelines for CFS/ME

Patient activism is not behind the British guidelines for CFS/ME

People often have mysterious dreams before they die

People often have mysterious dreams before they die

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University of Oslo

Size selective fishing can ruin chance of catching big fish in the future

Size selective fishing can ruin chance of catching big fish in the future

Nofima The Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

Giving the consumer a voice in seafood research

Giving the consumer a voice in seafood research

The British guideline for CFS/ME is the result of activism, not research

The British guideline for CFS/ME is the result of activism, not research

Merging robots and humans makes for better workers

Merging robots and humans makes for better workers

UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences

UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences

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Was there such a thing as a female Viking warrior?

Was there such a thing as a female Viking warrior?

Why is Russia's economy doing so poorly?

Why is Russia's economy doing so poorly?

Vaccine researcher: “Menstrual changes are probably related to the vaccine”

Vaccine researcher: “Menstrual changes are probably related to the vaccine”

Adolescents living with pain experience more stress in everyday life

Adolescents living with pain experience more stress in everyday life

Subgroup of psychotic patients at high risk of becoming violent, researchers believe

Subgroup of psychotic patients at high risk of becoming violent, researchers believe

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Microplastic research needs a common language

Microplastic research needs a common language

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Would more games between attractive teams increase attendance?

Would more games between attractive teams increase attendance?

Less happy with life during the pandemic

Less happy with life during the pandemic

Medieval scribes wrote about religion, medicine and magic in the margins

Medieval scribes wrote about religion, medicine and magic in the margins

In times of crisis people usually postpone having children – but in Norway, the pandemic resulted in a baby boom

In times of crisis people usually postpone having children – but in Norway, the pandemic resulted in a baby boom

More caution about tongue-tie division urged by researchers

More caution about tongue-tie division urged by researchers

At least 300 top officials in Norway earn more than the prime minister

At least 300 top officials in Norway earn more than the prime minister

Can psychopaths be helped after all?

Can psychopaths be helped after all?

Fifty years of plastic trash hidden beneath the sod

Fifty years of plastic trash hidden beneath the sod

The COP26 plastic uniforms are a disaster for the environment

The COP26 plastic uniforms are a disaster for the environment

Rare earths: Norwegian fertilizer against a Chinese near-monopoly

Rare earths: Norwegian fertilizer against a Chinese near-monopoly

Making useful products from greenhouse gases

Making useful products from greenhouse gases

People are ashamed of their consumer loans

People are ashamed of their consumer loans

What’s best for the climate, buying a new electric car or driving your old petrol car into the ground?

What’s best for the climate, buying a new electric car or driving your old petrol car into the ground?

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The Centre for Advanced Study (CAS)

Electrons, laser pulses and the properties of matter

Electrons, laser pulses and the properties of matter

NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Labour migration brings greater inequality to rural life

Labour migration brings greater inequality to rural life

People with fibromyalgia often feel that people don’t believe them

People with fibromyalgia often feel that people don’t believe them

Researchers tracked a bluefin tuna’s 15 000 kilometre swim across the Atlantic and back

Researchers tracked a bluefin tuna’s 15 000 kilometre swim across the Atlantic and back

Geothermal heat can give the world energy, but it’s expensive

Geothermal heat can give the world energy, but it’s expensive

Soon these will be more popular with young people than birth control pills

Soon these will be more popular with young people than birth control pills

Tumours in breasts with dense tissue are more difficult to detect. Artificial intelligence can simplify the job, a new study shows.

Tumours in breasts with dense tissue are more difficult to detect. Artificial intelligence can simplify the job, a new study shows.

Women are less frequently quoted in the news than men

Women are less frequently quoted in the news than men

Girls exposed to second-hand smoke have increased risk of breast cancer as adults

Girls exposed to second-hand smoke have increased risk of breast cancer as adults

Militant political Islam wins, peaceful political Islam loses – Is that the lesson we want to teach the world?

Militant political Islam wins, peaceful political Islam loses – Is that the lesson we want to teach the world?

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

This plant’s perfume can affect your health

This plant’s perfume can affect your health

Is this Norway's new national dish?

Is this Norway's new national dish?

The less a manager interferes in idea development, the better

The less a manager interferes in idea development, the better

Could Isaac Newton show us the way into the Green Shift?

Could Isaac Newton show us the way into the Green Shift?

Children who are vegan may have as healthy a diet as kids who eat meat

Children who are vegan may have as healthy a diet as kids who eat meat

Claiming a terrorist is ‘one of us’ is highly problematic

Claiming a terrorist is ‘one of us’ is highly problematic

Low income workers and young people could end up fleeing the big cities. We need to rethink housing in Norway, say researchers

Low income workers and young people could end up fleeing the big cities. We need to rethink housing in Norway, say researchers

Afghanistan crisis: Is cooperation with the Taliban a recipe for disaster or a new way forward?

Afghanistan crisis: Is cooperation with the Taliban a recipe for disaster or a new way forward?

Researchers to investigate whether foreign powers attempted to influence Norway’s 2021 parliamentary elections

Researchers to investigate whether foreign powers attempted to influence Norway’s 2021 parliamentary elections

Can political advertising change our minds?

Can political advertising change our minds?

Researchers have figured out what it takes to be among the political elite in Norway

Researchers have figured out what it takes to be among the political elite in Norway

Why is it so difficult to tell the difference between right and left?

Why is it so difficult to tell the difference between right and left?

High Skies and Far-Away Emperors: The Pitfalls of Digital Environmental Governance in China

High Skies and Far-Away Emperors: The Pitfalls of Digital Environmental Governance in China

Here’s what the latest climate models say about what will happen to Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets

Here’s what the latest climate models say about what will happen to Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets

Norwegians have built a half-million cabins as holiday homes. Is that too many?

Norwegians have built a half-million cabins as holiday homes. Is that too many?

What kind of climate measures work in villages and towns?

What kind of climate measures work in villages and towns?

The party that wins this battle, wins the Norwegian national election

The party that wins this battle, wins the Norwegian national election

Is organic food healthier than other foods?

Is organic food healthier than other foods?

Why are young climate activists being harassed online?

Why are young climate activists being harassed online?

ME/CFS may be linked to failure in energy supply to the cells

ME/CFS may be linked to failure in energy supply to the cells

Eldercare workers feel invisible and underappreciated

Eldercare workers feel invisible and underappreciated

The coronavirus is here to stay, researchers say

The coronavirus is here to stay, researchers say

Arguing over road tolls can be good for the climate, researcher says

Arguing over road tolls can be good for the climate, researcher says

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Viagra can potentially save the lives of people with severe hypothermia

Viagra can potentially save the lives of people with severe hypothermia

Europe's strictest rules for crossing the borders was not enough to stop the Delta virus

Europe's strictest rules for crossing the borders was not enough to stop the Delta virus

Healthcare workers are raising the alarm: We need zero-carbon healthcare

Healthcare workers are raising the alarm: We need zero-carbon healthcare

Ancient skeletons are a bit like puzzles

Ancient skeletons are a bit like puzzles

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