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Forests absorb less CO2 than before

Forests absorb less CO2 than before

This beetle lives only in Norway, on an endangered flower

This beetle lives only in Norway, on an endangered flower

How often will European cities experience temperatures above 30°C in the future?

How often will European cities experience temperatures above 30°C in the future?

This creature, which has no brain, can clean the ocean and become fuel

This creature, which has no brain, can clean the ocean and become fuel

The sea squirt was supposed to be animal feed, but it smelled too good

The sea squirt was supposed to be animal feed, but it smelled too good

These animals are drained of blood in order to save human lives

These animals are drained of blood in order to save human lives

Researchers warn of toxins accumulating in the environment

Researchers warn of toxins accumulating in the environment

“Our urine is worth its weight in gold,” says researcher

“Our urine is worth its weight in gold,” says researcher

Do we care that red meat is bad for the climate, or do we just eat what we want?

Do we care that red meat is bad for the climate, or do we just eat what we want?

The Earth traps more heat than before. This is partly due to cleaner air

The Earth traps more heat than before. This is partly due to cleaner air

This robot can shoot weeds with poison

This robot can shoot weeds with poison

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Rising concerns about marine health call for better knowledge of marine microbial communities

Rising concerns about marine health call for better knowledge of marine microbial communities

Is this the bear of the future?

Is this the bear of the future?

Trees in cities are not always good for air quality

Trees in cities are not always good for air quality

Research indicates that certain features in new cars may actually compromise safety

Research indicates that certain features in new cars may actually compromise safety

Are we really running out of helium?

Are we really running out of helium?

Norway wins the battle against silverfish

Norway wins the battle against silverfish

When ice becomes as thick as this, it could linger for months

When ice becomes as thick as this, it could linger for months

Did people drive less when they were offered free public transport?

Did people drive less when they were offered free public transport?

Is Norway a climate laggard compared to Sweden and Denmark?

Is Norway a climate laggard compared to Sweden and Denmark?

Researchers file petition to preserve Norwegian old-growth forests

Researchers file petition to preserve Norwegian old-growth forests

Climate researcher on power exchange abroad: It’s not the same as selling salmon

Climate researcher on power exchange abroad: It’s not the same as selling salmon

Over a million seeds are stored behind locked doors on Svalbard

Over a million seeds are stored behind locked doors on Svalbard

Do children actually need to use shampoo?

Do children actually need to use shampoo?

An open fireplace is cosy, but not very useful

An open fireplace is cosy, but not very useful

Snow chaos in Norway: Climate scientist expects more such incidents in the future

Snow chaos in Norway: Climate scientist expects more such incidents in the future

Significant genetic changes in wild salmon

Significant genetic changes in wild salmon

Wood burning: Researcher's 10 tips for getting the most out of each log

Wood burning: Researcher's 10 tips for getting the most out of each log

Svalbard in 2023: Record hot, record cold, record wet, and record dry

Svalbard in 2023: Record hot, record cold, record wet, and record dry

Public transport: Researchers are sceptical about cheaper 30-day tickets

Public transport: Researchers are sceptical about cheaper 30-day tickets

Mucus oozed when this deep-sea creature was kept in murky water

Mucus oozed when this deep-sea creature was kept in murky water

Norway becomes one of the few countries with a large national park right next to its capital

Norway becomes one of the few countries with a large national park right next to its capital

Political majority for seabed mining in Norway: “I am deeply concerned,” marine researcher says

Political majority for seabed mining in Norway: “I am deeply concerned,” marine researcher says

What you need to know about the climate summit in Dubai

What you need to know about the climate summit in Dubai

Researchers fear that the hunt for gold in the deep sea will suffocate sponges

Researchers fear that the hunt for gold in the deep sea will suffocate sponges

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

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

Modern livestock barns have high levels of harmful gases

Modern livestock barns have high levels of harmful gases

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

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

The ice in Antarctica has not yet reached a tipping point

The ice in Antarctica has not yet reached a tipping point

How much heat can the Greenland ice sheet really handle?

How much heat can the Greenland ice sheet really handle?

The «plastic paradox»: Some clean-up technologies do more harm than good

The «plastic paradox»: Some clean-up technologies do more harm than good

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

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

Were Norwegian whalers worried about what they were doing?

Were Norwegian whalers worried about what they were doing?

The aluminium in your old car should be recycled into a new car, not something else

The aluminium in your old car should be recycled into a new car, not something else

Heading into a climate that humanity has never experienced before

Heading into a climate that humanity has never experienced before

The secret lives of slugs: Where do they hide and why do the come out after rain?

The secret lives of slugs: Where do they hide and why do the come out after rain?

Much of the ski tourism in Europe could disappear

Much of the ski tourism in Europe could disappear

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

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

Shrimp are extinct in several areas

Shrimp are extinct in several areas

Plastic waste from Norwegian hospitals could fill 100 football pitches every year, according to report

Plastic waste from Norwegian hospitals could fill 100 football pitches every year, according to report

What do mussels do when subjected to warmer water?

What do mussels do when subjected to warmer water?

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What can we learn from a Swedish fashion brand to innovate for a sustainable future?

What can we learn from a Swedish fashion brand to innovate for a sustainable future?

Heatwaves in the ocean alarm climate researchers

Heatwaves in the ocean alarm climate researchers

Will we be able to pick blueberries in the lowlands in the future?

Will we be able to pick blueberries in the lowlands in the future?

Parcel lockers can make shopping more environmentally friendly

Parcel lockers can make shopping more environmentally friendly

Only 5 per cent of the ocean has been explored

Only 5 per cent of the ocean has been explored

June was the fourth warmest June month recorded in Norway since 1900

June was the fourth warmest June month recorded in Norway since 1900

You don't have to be a child to be fascinated by dandelions

You don't have to be a child to be fascinated by dandelions

Researcher warns of explosives in nature

Researcher warns of explosives in nature

A new overview provides an even more accurate picture of polar sea ice in the past 30 years

A new overview provides an even more accurate picture of polar sea ice in the past 30 years

Here's how you can make air travel a little better for the climate

Here's how you can make air travel a little better for the climate

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

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

Decline in the number of wolves in Scandinavia

Decline in the number of wolves in Scandinavia

Tick repellent can cause learning difficulties in bumblebees

Tick repellent can cause learning difficulties in bumblebees

Norwegian Armed Forces: A lot more ammunition than previously thought has been dumped in Norway's largest lake – missiles are tightly packed

Norwegian Armed Forces: A lot more ammunition than previously thought has been dumped in Norway's largest lake – missiles are tightly packed

171 trillion pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans

171 trillion pieces of plastic are floating around in our oceans

Norwegian and Swedish researchers completely disagree about pike

Norwegian and Swedish researchers completely disagree about pike

Study: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces

Study: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment

These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane. How will they respond to climate change?

These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane. How will they respond to climate change?

Half of the world's glaciers may be gone by 2100

Half of the world's glaciers may be gone by 2100

For a long time people thought fossils were animals and dragons drowned in Noah’s flood. Then scientists discovered the Ice Age

For a long time people thought fossils were animals and dragons drowned in Noah’s flood. Then scientists discovered the Ice Age

Will the geologists of the future see that something dramatic happened on Earth starting in 1950?

Will the geologists of the future see that something dramatic happened on Earth starting in 1950?

People don't want plastic around their food. Here’s how researchers can solve this problem.

People don't want plastic around their food. Here’s how researchers can solve this problem.

Animal populations saw average declines of 69 per cent, but what does that actually mean?

Animal populations saw average declines of 69 per cent, but what does that actually mean?

Is there any hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change?

Is there any hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change?

What’s happening with the ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica?

What’s happening with the ‘doomsday glacier’ in Antarctica?

When does autumn actually begin?

When does autumn actually begin?

These were the first plants to appear in northern Norway after the last ice age

These were the first plants to appear in northern Norway after the last ice age

Thin ozone layer is recovering

Thin ozone layer is recovering

Record numbers of Norwegian sea eagles are exported to Europe

Record numbers of Norwegian sea eagles are exported to Europe

A Viking queen was buried with a bucket of these wild apples. Now researchers worry that their special genetic makeup will disappear

A Viking queen was buried with a bucket of these wild apples. Now researchers worry that their special genetic makeup will disappear

Cars pollute much less than before

Cars pollute much less than before

Here’s how to make old houses climate-friendly

Here’s how to make old houses climate-friendly

Hit them where it hurts: Producers of fast fashion should pay the most

Hit them where it hurts: Producers of fast fashion should pay the most

Farmed salmon need zinc to avoid getting sick. But zinc in the ocean harms the environment

Farmed salmon need zinc to avoid getting sick. But zinc in the ocean harms the environment

Your clothes cause water pollution — but now both the water and the pollutants can be reused

Your clothes cause water pollution — but now both the water and the pollutants can be reused

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

This is how climate change is impacting our nature right now

European study found abrupt increase in logging in the Nordic countries. Norwegian researchers beg to differ

European study found abrupt increase in logging in the Nordic countries. Norwegian researchers beg to differ

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The Nansen Legacy Winter Gaps Cruise

The Nansen Legacy Winter Gaps Cruise

From burial urns to surfboards – wool can be used to make just about anything

From burial urns to surfboards – wool can be used to make just about anything

These rodents may be the reason Norway has one of the world's most radioactive glaciers

These rodents may be the reason Norway has one of the world's most radioactive glaciers

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

Norwegian glaciers are shrinking all over the country

Beijing Olympics 2022: The controversies posing hidden risks for China and the IOC

Beijing Olympics 2022: The controversies posing hidden risks for China and the IOC

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Hunting moorings in the dark

Hunting moorings in the dark

Have Russian climate scientists convinced Vladimir Putin that climate change is real?

Have Russian climate scientists convinced Vladimir Putin that climate change is real?

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

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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

Is green growth possible?

Is green growth possible?

The Nansen Legacy Project Blog

A new round of hunting for instruments in the dark polar night

A new round of hunting for instruments in the dark polar night

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Small pieces and large pictures in Arctic marine science

Small pieces and large pictures in Arctic marine science

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Microplastic research needs a common language

Microplastic research needs a common language

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

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?

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

The summer of 2020 lured out many first-time hikers

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

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

The Nansen Legacy Project Blog

Hardcore science

Hardcore science

The Nansen Legacy Project Blog

Ephemeral landscapes

Ephemeral landscapes

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