Students at Stortangen School were participating in a work experience programme. For Thor, the choice was clear. He joined ...

Silver splitters' is the term used when older couples divorce. Researchers have now examined how this affects their adult ...

Last year, the world experienced 61 armed conflicts, the highest number in over 70 years, according to a new report.

While both Sweden and Denmark have Viking Age heritage sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Norway does not. 'That's a bit ...

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

Reusing soil is good for both plants and the environment, according to hobby gardener and researcher Trond Knapp Haraldsen.

When someone falls seriously ill or faces a personal crisis, poor leadership can have serious consequences, says researcher.

Not many years ago, Norwegian schoolchildren learned that spruce trees came to Norway from the east between 2 000 and 3 000 years ago. But ten years ago, researchers at Umeå University in Sweden ...

Travelling to Sweden is still a smart money-saving move, Denmark remains noticeably more expensive than Norway, and Switzerland tops the list when it comes to costly food and goods.

A small, but prominent pagan temple The temple at Hov was discovered by pure chance in 1993. County conservator Harald Jacobsen drove along the E6 and noticed the soil. He thought it looked like what ...

What’s in a stone? Baug says the stones can tell us a lot about society in the Viking Age — and even about earlier times as well. “Large amounts of whetstones are stored in the museums, but they have ...