One of the reasons that emigrants give for moving from Norway is dissatisfaction with the Norwegian health care system.

Researchers believe that the first proper words most likely originated from imitation. “People would try to imitate the sound ...

"Crows, ravens, magpies, and eagles follow the scent, and so do foxes, badgers, and other creatures," he says. Small animals ...

Most Norwegians continued as before. They called themselves Lutherans, signalling both faith and heritage – a link to the ...

"Perhaps a billion silver dirhams flowed into Scandinavia and the Viking world between 800 and 950," says Gullbekk. That ...

In the wake of a conversation between clinicians and user representatives during a public event at Arendalsuka, Professor Mila Vulchanova raises important questions regarding the ongoing rise in ...

We eat too much, and we move too little. For decades, these have been the main explanations for rising obesity rates in wealthy countries. An international group of researchers has now tested these ...

April (6 years old) and Henry (10 years old) were harvesting potatoes in the garden when they found earthworms. They wonder: How do worms survive the winter underground? And do they get upset if we ...

We have asked archaeologists to share their most exciting finds. Summer is peak season for archaeological excavations, and this is when many significant discoveries are made. Sometimes, years of ...

Norwegians have been contending with slippery winters for over 1,000 years. Crampons, also known as ice grips – with spikes that dig into the ice to stop people from slipping – are a relatively common ...

One day in 2019, the beluga whale Hvaldimir was discovered near Ingøy in northern Norway. It had a camera harness on and was very sociable, according to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation NRK. The ...

A coin and a brooch with textile fragments. These were the items the metal detector enthusiasts found when they searched the Skumsnes farm in Fitjar on the west coast of Norway last year. Now, ...