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How we use media to escape from reality

Do you have excess belly fat? It's possible to completely eliminate the risk of cardiovascular diseases

After thousands of years apart, wild and domesticated cats are now having kittens

The seabed at a depth of 1,500 metres could be opened for possible mining. What's it like down there?

Study finds that sharks may have been part of Stone Age Norwegian coastal diets

Norwegian kids don’t want school uniforms, but they all wear the same trousers

OECD director:
Norway can do better

These mass graves in Northern Norway will now be re-examined

This is what Norwegians shared about their experiences with psychedelics

There are tens of thousands of psychopaths in Norway – but they are hard to spot

A new, simplified therapy approach may help against self-harm

Poverty is inherited, but researchers believe they know how to break the cycle

Women with higher education know as little about personal finance as men with a primary school education

Norwegian archaeology find of the year: A 4,000-year-old grave with skeletons

Is it worth pursuing employment if you can live off social security benefits?

This is how you can avoid food poisoning from leftover rice and pasta

Does it help to ask people if they are having suicidal thoughts?

Modern livestock barns have high levels of harmful gases

What will Norwegians eat if the planes, ships and lorries stop coming?

Horse meat was banned over 1,000 years ago, but that did not keep people from eating it

Norway spends more on health per person than any other European country

European tourists experienced culture shock when they came to Norway in the 1800s

Whooping cough cases on the rise: Pregnant women advised to get vaccinated

Young people with minority backgrounds emphasise their Norwegian identity to have a chance in the job market

Norwegian research: High weight increases the risk of several types of cancer

Our homes have become too hot for potted plants

In the olden days, many believed that fossils came from dragons and giants

The paradox of diagnosis: How labels impact the mental health of adolescents

Reindeer in Svalbard are inbred. Is this a problem?

How can you tell if someone is lying?

What would the forest be like if we weren't around?

There is a low incidence of resistant viruses in Norway

Many Norwegians have changed their views on the EU after the Ukraine war

Nature's strangest collaboration

Yugoslav prisoners were sent to Norway to die

The ice in Antarctica has not yet reached a tipping point

First-graders in Norway prioritise friendship and play

Norwegian study: People aged 60 to 90 are less likely to develop dementia than before

What makes us happy? A new global study provides answers

Do you have more or less clothes in your closet than the average Norwegian?

How much heat can the Greenland ice sheet really handle?

Why Norway has banned the breeding of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

The pay gap in Norway is getting bigger and bigger

Elderly suicide rates are on the rise. Home healthcare services have an important responsibility

The Swedish government wants to use facial recognition against gang violence. How helpful is surveillance?

Recovery from ME, long Covid and burnout is possible, according to 50 researchers and doctors

Is it dangerous to get Covid-19 multiple times?

Medieval Norwegian food was more flavourful than you might think

A new bird has been found on Bear Island

Warnings of a severe flu season – more people are encouraged to get vaccinated

Today's 70-year-olds are as mentally sharp as
60-year-olds used to be

The theoretical foundation for psychology is shaky. No one knows if the the theories are valid

Can artificial intelligence be creative? ChatGPT outperformed humans on a classic test

Before glass windows, people had windows made from cow stomachs

Something is wrong with psychological research

What is the problem with waitlist control groups in psychological research?

Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize in Literature: "Thoroughly Deserved," says professor

Swine fever in Sweden is spreading. Norway offers bounty for reporting sick and dead wild boars

Want to sell Norwegian protein powder made from krill to the USA, Australia, and New Zealand

It is completely normal to struggle with parenting, researcher says

Older people improved their memory by being exposed to smells at night

Were Norwegian whalers worried about what they were doing?

Five to ten percent of patients get sicker after seeing a psychologist

Do we really need to pick up dog poop?

Hitler was likely tricked into building 300 coastal forts and stationing more than 100 000 of his soldiers in Norway

Undocumented pregnant women have a greater need for emergency health care than others

One in three students in Norway may have a mental disorder

This Norwegian-Swedish cannon could be one of the oldest in Europe

Surprise discovery: Researchers caught moose eating faeces

Psychology folklore or science? Uncovering facts about repressed memories

Why parents' mental health is important for the baby

Kaisa grew up in a poor family and became poor herself. Why is poverty inherited?

More and more young girls are being diagnosed with ADHD

Another gold treasure in Norway: 1400 year old gold foil figures found in pagan temple

Why are periods painful?

The unknown wartime merchant seamen: Michael, a Briton, was 14 when he was killed on a Norwegian ship

Study shows link between the tobacco product snus and cancer – researcher points out that the numbers are small

Failing an exam led to higher risk of psychological problems and substance abuse for students

Heading into a climate that humanity has never experienced before

Study: Every sixth person over 70 had dementia — low educational levels gave a 3- to 6-times greater risk

Spectacular discovery: “This is the gold find of the century in Norway”

Mothers of children with disabilities earn less than fathers

Why do researchers disagree so much about how well psychotherapy works?

Glacial archaeologist on melting ice in the mountains: "It’s absolutely extreme"

How safe – or dangerous – is eating fruit that has fallen on the ground?

Can we trust movies about World War II?

Norwegian Musketeers had to learn 43 moves to fire one shot

The third week in kindergarten is the most stressful, saliva from one-year-olds reveals

Anxious students need to face their fears; accommodations in school have gone too far, says researcher

Much of the ski tourism in Europe could disappear

Even a limited nuclear war could cause billions to die of starvation

What do mussels do when subjected to warmer water?

Thrushes spread the most dangerous Lyme bacteria

If your best friend moves to Mars, how difficult would it be to talk to each other?

When is the best time to prune bushes and trees?

Here's what researchers encountered in Norway's deepest hole

Which inequalities do people think are okay? Norway and China come out at opposite ends

Norwegians buy 50 per cent more clothes and shoes than the average European

 Consumers need help to make sustainable choices when shopping for clothes and shoes says researcher.

Here’s what the archaeologists found in the Viking grave the Heiland-family discovered in their garden

One in four people who have had cannabis-induced psychosis develop schizophrenia

New drug stopped aggressive brain cancer in mice

Mark drove from the Netherlands to Norway for a new cancer treatment to save Misty the dog

Why are some people allergic to pollen, and what helps?

Research project halted after minke whale in Lofoten died: “The worst thing that could happen”

This is how people would go to the toilet in the past

The flush toilet didn't come until the 20th century, so what did people do before that?