"The simple answer is as long as possible," says Berg. She explains that researchers studying this see that the most important thing for the environment is for clothes to be worn until they are worn ...

Two years ago, a wreck appeared on sonar images from Lake Mjøsa. Researchers now know more about what type of vessel this ...

Flu causes 5 million hospitalisations annually worldwide. Pandemic flu strains emerge from animal reservoirs. H5N1 spreads widely, adapting to infect mammals. We need universal vaccines to prevent ...

There's nothing fishy about it: an advanced MRI machine explains exactly why the Japanese prefer Norwegian mackerel. The secret is in the fat. Sciencenorway.no brings you science news from Norway.

Housing expenses are much higher for people living alone than for couples. Statistics Norway has now calculated how much less ...

Teachers in Norwegian school districts in areas with lower living standards were most vexed by the media’s focus on their poor PISA test results. In Finland, however, the media trumpeted news about ...

Swedish first-grade children in a pilot project are starting to read, learn and network socially. They’re doing this - successfully - by writing on PCs and discussing their texts with peers and ...

Children in families with low income and education levels are more often exposed to unhealthy habits, according to new ...

The down found in the ship could have filled at least 31 duvets. An archaeology professor has a theory about what it might ...