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Why some people can’t stop pulling out their hair or picking their skin

This could determine Norway's World Cup success

Doctors and nurses believe their own substance use affects patients

Children who eat unhealthy snacks are more restless

When the offshore wind turbines fall silent: What happens to the waste?

The water temperature salmon experience as embryos can shape their future health

Physicists may have found the missing link for quantum computers

Study: People who track their food waste throw away less food

This is how emissions from express ferries can be halved in just five years

Salmon make clicking sounds when stressed – but no one knows how they do it

Salmon usually go about their lives quietly, unless they are stressed. Their clicking sound is so unusual that researchers don’t even know if they make the sound with their heads or their rear end.

Green school surroundings matter most in these neighbourhoods

For the first time, researchers have measured how much vegetation there is around almost all primary and lower secondary schools in Norway.

Darwin’s giant plant shows how species adapt

A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos developed its diverse leaf shapes. The research offers unique insight into evolution at the genetic level.

For 'Amalie,' going to prison was devastating. But it helped her get sober

Why preschool teachers show kids emojis

“My pulse quickens every time someone says that children and young people are digital natives"

Mental health: Young people get better answers from ChatGPT than from experts