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These Norwegian hens go hungry for much of their lives

80 years since the famous experiment: The starved men developed symptoms resembling eating disorders

The Internet as we knew it is gone. How can we detect synthetic text?

Synthetic 'news' are easy to make and hard to detect. We need government efforts towards making machine-generated text more identifiable, researcher argues.

Is AI our new oracle predicting how fast the ice is melting?

Current ice sheet melting models are slow, inaccurate and expensive. The picture of the future is uncertain - but AI can change that.

New silver-technology can track biomarkers for diseases like cancer

10 things you didn't know about moose

How far might a cat stray from home?

Denmark's iconic runestone from the Viking Age may not actually be from the Viking Age, claims a Norwegian archaeologist

The probability of dying before the age of 70 has halved in several countries

Here’s what archaeologists found in 2024: Child graves in Østfold, silver treasure from the Viking Age and perhaps Norway's first stone church

Researchers thought larvae could help eliminate our plastic

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Memory declines with age, but it starts deteriorating long before you become old

Why doesn't the world have a climate police force?

It has snowed worse before. Here are the Norwegian snow records

Black books contain tales of healing and summoning the devil. They were not meant to be shared

Researcher explains why you should choose whole salmon over fillets

Researcher believes our clothes should be labelled like food products

A long-forgotten fossil from 1952 has now been identified as belonging to a prehistoric sea monster

Only one in four people with migraines receives prescription medication. For Lisa, it took 20 years

When did angels change gender?

Iron Age grave in Western Norway confirmed – among the largest in the Nordic countries

This stone tablet with the Ten Commandments was sold for $5 million, but is it authentic?

Researcher: Who people choose to have kids with is a key explanation for inequality

Have you heard the term 'carbon footprint'? "The oil company wanted to deceive us," says researcher

Was Hvaldimir the whale really trained by the Russian military?

Goldfish can grow large and live very long lives – but not in small bowls

Why next year is unlikely to be as warm as 2024

Have we stopped eating together?

A new medicine for almost everything – is it too good to be true?

Your eco-certified products might be lying to you

Top 10 of 2024: Helium, a medieval gauntlet, and the oldest animals on Earth

Can we tell if an animal was stressed by the taste of its meat?

The northern lights will become even more spectacular in the coming years

Here lies the foundation of how farmers became Vikings

This is what today’s parents do better than previous generations

Norwegian Institute of Public Health: Lower mortality among those vaccinated against Covid-19

Sound from the Aztec skull whistle: "Extremely aversive and scary"

Some have started using an alternative to fluoride in toothpaste. How does it work?

Devastation ravages at the museum in Oslo: 100-year-old rock samples crumble to dust

Belgians use the fewest plastic bags in Europe. Can other countries learn from them?

Found jewellery and a unique coin: Three women were buried here during the Viking Age

What happened to the Vikings' slaves?

Warns against fake research

How poverty and mental health problems are passed down in Norway

This stone tablet with the Ten Commandments has an extra commandment you've probably never heard of

Are we eating sick animals?

Health researchers believe: Chronic fatigue disorders are not incurable.

How climate change is already affecting the Barents Sea

What the world can expect in Donald Trump's second presidential term

Why did the population in Southern Norway decline dramatically after the 6th century?

Could seagull hotels make city centres quieter?

Historian has seen the new Gladiator film – and he is not that impressed

This is Earth's highest mountain – and you have probably never heard of it

You can't jog or eat your way to preventing dementia, researcher says

Why do we bury people in coffins and not directly in the ground?

Women with obesity report negative experiences with the Norwegian healthcare system

This is how social media made Swedish far-right extremism normal online

If you come from one of these countries, you have a lower chance of getting a job in Norway

Norwegian archaeology find of the year: The remains of this Viking ship

Brain researcher warns against touchscreens in cars: "It's actually impossible to have two thoughts in your head at the same time"

"I understand that many find Trump terribly unsympathetic, but we will survive this"

New study: The northern Barents Sea could be seven degrees warmer in 2050

Over 10 million fish consumed within a few hours off the Norwegian coast. “It was enough to send chills down your spine”

Rune stick and game piece with runic inscriptions found in eastern Norway

Defence expert: Trump's pressure on NATO allies has been effective

Will speed limiters in cars truly save lives? Researcher: "We don't know the answer to that yet"

In recent years, orcas have attacked hundreds of boats. Why is that?

Longhouse and Viking grave likely found in western Norway

Political scientist: "It will be four challenging years"

We buy more second-hand clothes than before, but is it good for the environment?

New images of the shipwreck lying over 400 metres deep in Norway's largest lake

Biden implemented a historic climate law in the USA – could Trump undo it?

The next big pandemic? Avian flu takes a worrying step closer to humans

Young people in Norway are no longer the least satisfied with life – a shift from recent trends

How much more expensive it is to live alone in Norway?

Kids in poor families are more likely to have unhealthy diets and spend more time watching TV

Why was there a such huge amount of down in the Oseberg Viking ship?

May Stine found a meteorite: "It looked like it was burnt"

Hormonal IUD and breast cancer: "Wrong for women to be scared"

How to cope with autumn: "Go outdoors when it's light and take breaks from looking at screens"

Economist: Family food expenses in Norway have increased 33 per cent in three years

Researchers: There are signs that the war is beginning to strain Russia's economy

A chieftain was buried here over 1,200 years ago. Is this Norway's largest Viking ship?

How blockchain technology can effectively combat green­washing

Oldest animals on Earth found in northern Norway

There are children in only one of the 106 apartments in Oddbjørn's (83) condominium association. 'Elder ghettos' are a gigantic social experiment, says a researcher

Oil pioneer Jan Erik has lost colleagues to cancer and has become ill from chemicals. Researchers are discovering new forms of cancer linked to the oil industry