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The coastline of Southeast Greenland is uplifting more rapidly than other parts of the island. This is caused by weak rocks beneath this part of Greenland, combined with the melting of the ice sheet, according to researchers.

When fish poop, the remnants sink to the sea bottom. At least in theory. Jesper Nilsen Negård is going to investigate whether this indeed is true.

"Cold" types of cancer cannot be treated with immunotherapy. But a new discovery may make them "hot" and open the possibility for treatment after all.

Scientists found traces of the fungus in places where it shouldn't be. When they examined the genes, they found several surprises.

A cloud of dust lies between us and outer space, preventing us from looking out. Now, scientists will map this dust so we can get a clearer picture of the universe.

As it gets warmer, we see that species are once again forced to move, but this time by human-induced climate change.

Several new Norwegian language models have already been launched.

How do you map something that is both invisible and odorless? Researchers at the University of Oslo have trained drones to find the best places to measure greenhouse gases on their own.

The Darwin Prize was presented on Darwin Day, February 12th.

Scientists have described a completely new organ that may play an important part in the fish’s immune system. This can have implications for future health of salmon used in farming industry and other fish. 

The weight of a deer seems like a simple measure – a number measured in kilograms. However, it is not that straightforward. When should you weigh the deer during the year, and at what point in its life?

Tubers from wild, endangered orchids are harvested and sold to produce the popular drink salep. A newly developed Norwegian method can now trace the tubers back to their species and growth location.

New experiments may have confirmed a theory hatched in front of a chalkboard in Oslo in the 1970s.

Scientists are struggling to understand how cod can live a healthy life - because it lacks a part of the immune system that humans healthy lives depend on. 

Within the last two decades, every third eider has vanished from Norwegian waters. DNA analyses of the birds can aid in the conservation of the species.

"I think more people should take the chance and join", bachelor student Maria Valente Oksvold says.

Scientists have developed a privacy-preserving artificial intelligence algorithm that can predict which patients are more likely to stop following their online therapy.

Herring bones from trading places in The Baltic Sea show that extensive trade started 400 years earlier than previously thought.

Biologists in Oslo have found out how hibernators can protect their cells from cold.

For a year and a half, the ground-penetrating radar RIMFAX has collected data on Mars. Today, the first results from the Norwegian-developed instrument on Perseverance are published, led by Scientists from University of Oslo and University of California, Los Angeles.

Fungi of the genus Trichaptum have a mating system where thousands of mating types give them a much better chance of finding a compatible partner.

Their genomes are extremely similar except from one region. This difference may explain why some Atlantic cod migrate to the Barents Sea.

Once you know how it works for one disease, immuneML can make diagnostic tools for other types of diseases as well.

Fishermen have always competed to get the biggest fish. New research show that this has a negative, long term impact on the whole ecosystem.

The landscape where the mammoths lived is often pictured as a dry, cold steppe. But this may not be true according to a new study.