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 ...

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

The discovery points to a centre of power on Norway's west coast, according to a researcher. A hiker recently found a ...

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

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

Some people develop high blood pressure as they age. This means the blood presses harder against the blood vessels. Over time ...

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 ...

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

After the first day, when archaeologists also joined the coin search, the number rose to 70. It's unlikely we'll exceed 500, Smiseth thought. But with each passing day, the coin discovery kept ...

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

Artificial intelligence has amazed people with its ability to create detailed images of what you ask for in seconds. The images can be colourful, decorative, and nice to look at. People like images ...

“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 ...