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There is still hope for the climate, even if a world-wide climate accord proves to be unattainable. A new report shows that regional measures can hold the global rise in temperature within the two-degree limit.

Norwegian Accident and Emergency departments are not designed for elderly patients, and their staff often lack geriatric experience.

COPD mainly affects people in eastern and southern Norway and some municipalities in Finnmark. And smoking is not the only cause.

Microorganisms that live in the depths of an oil reservoir can withstand such extreme conditions they can be used in harsh chemical processes.

A Norwegian-Danish project aims to find better weapons against life-threating multi-resistant bacteria.

Drones and "flying eyes" are making a major advance into the aquaculture industry.

Many people are concerned that electric cars produce dangerous magnetic fields. New research shows that this is not the case.

Microorganisms that live in the depths of an oil reservoir can withstand such extreme conditions they can be used in harsh chemical processes.

A fire is raging in a large building and the fire leader is sending a message to all firefighters at the scene. But they don’t need a mobile phone – they simply check their jacket sleeves and read the message there.

The innumerable divisions of the bronchi often turn the hunt for tumours in the lungs into a game of chance. But soon, lung specialists will be able to navigate accurately inside the airways by “GPS”.

The research community in Trondheim has been asked to follow up the tragic events on Utøya in Norway. As part of a project called 'The Next Disaster', research data will be obtained addressing the lessons learned following major incidents of this...

Children with parents suffering from drug or alcohol addiction, or with mental health issues, are in danger of inheriting their parents' problems. But preventive benefits are obtained from a sense of coping and a clear understanding that it is not...

A fire is raging in a large building and the fire leader is sending a message to all firefighters at the scene. But they don't need a mobile phone – they simply check their jacket sleeves and read the message there.

Live start-feed, cultivated in Trondheim, has enabled large numbers of lobster and tuna fry to survive in tanks. Now, SINTEF is setting up a production plant that will supply the world market with the feed.

It isn't just car manufacturers that are looking into hybrid energy systems. A Norwegian boat builder is now aiming to become the world's first supplier of environmentally friendly fishing vessels.