The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the only national research council in the United States that funds basic research ...

Porcelain was a new thing in Norway. Before that, people had to settle for coarser, coloured ceramics, like faience and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered thousands of remarkably well-preserved leather items from the Middle Ages in Oslo.

Thomas Aarholt and Chloe, one and a half years old, live in the centre of Oslo, the capital of Norway. A few weeks ago, Chloe ...

But during a heatwave, the air can become even hotter than the body's temperature. That means instead of cooling, the body ...

"Trump's attacks affect the whole world," she tells Science Norway. Together with two colleagues from Harvard and Yale, she ...

Students at Stortangen School were participating in a work experience programme. For Thor, the choice was clear. He joined researchers at Nord University in their search for insects. Melis is now ...

Researchers have identified several thousand species of sea spiders. Most of them live deep in the sea, at depths of over a ...

When you start to feel cold, the body activates a defence mechanism. "If we get cold in water, the muscles eventually begin ...

Was there a Viking Age in Norway — 2000 years before the Vikings? It may be that people from the North went to the Mediterranean with "Viking ships" as early as 3000 years ago.

New Viking ship discovered in Norway A large boat or perhaps a ship, archaeologists initially said. Now they are certain. There was once a Viking ship buried at Jarlsberg.