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Environment - Sciencenorway.no
WEBStudy: Risk of giving birth to small babies increases when the mother lives farther from green spaces. Opinion: Nuclear power is a friend of nature and the environment. These small bacteria eat huge amounts of methane.
Health - Sciencenorway.no
WEBSep 4, 2019 — Norwegian Institute of Public Health: Induced births have doubled in 20 years. In the past 20 years, the proportion of induced births in Norway has doubled, from under 14 per cent in 2004 to now almost 30 per cent of all births, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Technology - Sciencenorway.no
WEBThis tiny sensor placed under the skin will measure the blood sugar levels of people with diabetes. The Norwegian sensor is to be coupled with Italian technology that administers insulin automatically. “If this is successful it will make life a lot easier for patients with diabetes”, says Norwegian doctor.
How was it crafted nearly 1,000 years ago? - sciencenorway.no
WEB1 day ago — For over 150 years, art historians, archaeologists, and architects have been drawn to the Urnes Stave Church to study it. One of the greatest mysteries of the stave church is its intricately carved portal.
The first alien planets were discovered in the 1990s. What have we …
WEB11 hours ago — The planets in our solar system are far from alone in the Milky Way. There are 100 billion stars in our galaxy, and studies have shown that there are probably even more planets, according to NASA. So far, over 5,700 planets have been discovered, with thousands of potential candidates still awaiting confirmation.
Applied for a job at NASA at the age of 12 – now she's set to …
WEBSep 23, 2024 — Applied for a job at NASA at the age of 12 – now she's set to become Norway's first astronaut. As a child, she was in a wheelchair and dreamed of space. Now, Jannicke Mikkelsen's childhood dream is coming true, with the help of a billionaire. Elise Kjørstad journalist. Published monday 23.
Is Norway a climate laggard compared to Sweden and Denmark?
WEBFeb 13, 2024 — According to VG, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Finland have cut their emissions by between 35 and 49 per cent since 1990. Norway has only cut 4.6 per cent, according to Environment Norway. This is despite the fact that Norway has a target of cutting 55 per cent of emissions by 2030.
A volcanic catastrophe off the Norwegian coast likely explains …
WEBSep 5, 2022 — Several new Norwegian and international studies about this mysterious global catastrophe will soon be published. By all accounts, the studies will point to the Vøring Plateau just west of the town Sandnessjøen in Northern Norway, as the reason behind this dramatic climate event 55 million years ago.
Radioactivity still found in Norwegian nature - 36 years after the ...
WEBSep 5, 2022 — The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) has completed a research project on wild plants in Rondane and Dovrefjell in Central Norway. Radioactivity from the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 has been discovered there, although the levels remain at a stable level. “As before, there are large variations in the amount of radioactive cesium ...