When something embarrassing happens, we become like actors rehearsing a script. We think about what we said, what others did, ...

She has just completed a doctorate at the University of Oslo's Institute of Oral Biology – and her work involved more than simply giving mice large quantities of coke. Brox has also identified ...

She has just completed a doctorate at the University of Oslo's Institute of Oral Biology – and her work involved more than ...

Hantavirus is a group of viruses usually found in rodents. Typical risk situations in Norway include cleaning the cabin after the winter, or working in the woodshed. People usually contract the ...

Freedom-loving Norwegians fled to Iceland. There, they settled and created a form of democracy without a king. This account ...

A hiker recently found a 1,500-year-old, richly decorated fitting for a sword scabbard. It was discovered in what is now a ...

"Norwegian beavers were to be captured and released in pairs across Europe to rebuild populations," says Jørgensen. The first ...

The story of Harald Fairhair is well known. The petty king who, in the 9th century, wanted to unite Norway into one kingdom ...

This doesn't have to mean that your memory is deteriorating. If you think your memory has gotten worse, it could just as well ...

The rumbling during an earthquake is caused by rocks cracking. It can release so much energy that stone melts.

Spring is approaching, and suddenly you might notice tiny black insects buzzing around your living room. It's easy to assume that they're fruit flies. But these insects are much more slender, and they ...

“Perhaps there is reason to ask whether the Viking Age actually began as early as the 3rd century,” archaeologist Frans-Arne Stylegar tells Science Norway. Many hundreds of years before the Viking Age ...