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"The oil company wanted to deceive us," says researcher
1 day ago · The concept of 'carbon footprint' revolves around how much pollution we create, explains researcher Carlo Leandro Aall. Our choices, like eating beef instead of broccoli or biking instead of driving, make a difference to the climate.
A new medicine for almost everything – is it too good to be true?
Dec 27, 2024 · Initially, it was only about type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide is the active substance in the Wegovy and Ozempic injections produced by the Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk. Semaglutide works on diabetes by mimicking a natural hormone in the body called GLP-1. This hormone plays a key role in ...
Why next year is unlikely to be as warm as 2024
4 days ago · The year we are in, 2024, will be the warmest year ever recorded. The previous year, 2023, set the same record. This year, for the first time, the average temperature appears to be 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial times, reports the World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus, the EU's climate monitoring service.. Will it …
The 10 most read articles in 2024 on Science Norway
Dec 25, 2024 · 8. Massive snowfall and unusually freezing temperatures in Norway. Norway experienced extreme weather last winter. A temperature of minus 43.5 degrees Celsius was recorded in Kautokeino in January 2024.
Pyrite Disease Rages at the Natural History Museum in Oslo: 100 …
Dec 18, 2024 · In the mineral collection at the Natural History Museum in Oslo, there are 44,000 stone specimens. Among them are pieces of ore from the 18th century, marked with ancient alchemical symbols that were the precursors to modern chemistry. Shimmering crystals from deep within the Earth. There are also ...
Health - Sciencenorway.no
Sep 4, 2019 · Those who were vaccinated against Covid-19 had a lower mortality rate compared to those who were not vaccinated in the period from 2021 to 2023. This is shown by a new study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. "I was always running around looking for shirts and blood pressure cuffs that ...
New study: The northern Barents Sea could be seven degrees …
Nov 18, 2024 · The Barents Sea, located north of Norway, is one of the ocean areas most affected by climate change. The northern part of this sea area remains ice-covered much of the year, supporting seals, polar bears, seabirds, Arctic fish, and various small marine creatures.
Norwegian kids with diabetes have gained better control over …
May 19, 2024 · A thorough study. According to Bratke, the decrease in blood sugar is due to several factors: New technology such as insulin pumps and glucose sensors, carbohydrate counting to better match insulin doses to food, and a systematic treatment approach provided at Norwegian hospitals.
Can a Norwegian invention revolutionise artificial intelligence?
Feb 4, 2024 · Has created the Tsetlin chip. The invention is called the Tsetlin machine. If it lives up to its promise, it will be faster, require less computing power, and be gentler on the climate and environment than today's artificial intelligence.