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Norwegian University of Life Sciences

This yeast makes environmentally friendly feed for salmon

Beware of the full moon: Mammals in tropical forests shy away from moonlight

Exploring bacteria in Antarctic meltwater ponds

Tropical mammals share behavioural patterns across the globe

Can Ireland learn to coexist with wildlife again?

The sugar industry redefines land and livelihoods of rural people in Ethiopia

Humans affect wildlife even in protected areas

No safe place: Living on the margins of El Salvador

From the brink of extinction: The wolverine’s comeback in Scandinavia

New ways to protect food crops from climate change and other disruptions

Differences in schools are reinforced by free school choice and information about the schools' national test results

The warmer climate has made Rudolf fatter

The secret lives of tropical mammals revealed by millions of wildlife photos

Questioning social sustainability in Oslo

When global climate chills, glaciers speed up

True size of world's largest tropical peatland revealed for the first time

Can a robotic butcher make the meat industry more sustainable?

Widely used food additive affects the human gut microbiota

Home sweet home: pet cats rarely stray far

Potentially toxic levels of drugs in more than a quarter of rivers tested

How does upbringing affect your likelihood of developing obesity and cardiovascular disease?

Researchers believe a genetic variant can protect against malnutrition

The digitization revolution with drones in agriculture

Large variations in forest diversity complicates carbon stock calculations in the Amazon

Africa’s mountain forests store more carbon than previously thought

Making the most of forestry waste

Host populations often compete with refugees for scarce resources in poor countries

New method for sustainable production: Aiming to use bacteria to produce animal feed, medicine and plastics

Old oak trees are nature's service station and full of drama

Required fire drills in Svalbard pollute Arctic waters

High impact of snowmobile pollution in Svalbard

Do you believe you are gluten intolerant? You could be mistaken

Wooden panels protect houses from earthquake damage

How robots find the best food

Mouldy food? No thanks!

From displaced children to criminal gang members

EU study: How can police build trust with communities to improve security in post-conflict regions?

Bacteria use enzymes to defuse the immune system

Local feed resources benefit piglets at weaning

Climate adaptation projects create problems for vulnerable groups

Outdoor spaces and nature combat depression during COVID-19

Scientists finally know how we make saliva

Where the wild things are: Scientists map and forecast apex predator populations at unprecedented scale

Lake Detective: The hunt for the lakes of the past

Coconut oil threatens more species than palm oil

The coronavirus leads to the biggest internal migration in India since 1947

New methods to count animals that are rarely seen

Scientists are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus in Africa

Digital brains are key in understanding how the human brain works, and how it can be fixed when broken

Followed 300 000 trees for 30 years: Tropical forests will soon be emitting more carbon than they capture

The Norwegian government ordered massive slaughterings of reindeer. Indigenous sami reindeer herders disagreed but were not heard.

A day on the farm works wonders for people with dementia

Children thrive in green neighbourhoods

Traditional architecture gives better sense of well-being than contemporary glass and steel buildings

Under winter's spell: how trees slumber until spring

New report will assess how humans evaluate nature

Developing new genomic resources for Nile tilapia fish breeding

East African farmers are positive to GMOs

Bear hunting with caution

Clever fungi catch a ride with beetles

Can farm animals stomach new types of feed?

Bears skip breakfast to avoid hunters

Technology revealing the secret life of bats

Caught in the mesh: Scandinavian bears in the road network

How environmental and dietary changes affect farmed fish

Researchers’ top tips for tourists in Norway

Getting the full picture on greenhouse gases

Scientists grow bacteria that breathe greenhouse gases

The hated mildew's last struggle?

Pork ribs get greener

Taking charge of flood water

Chinese boycott of Norwegian salmon industry unsuccessful

From aquatic nuisance to terrestrial blessing

Does money make us happier?

More and more cows are catching colds

Scaring chickens to see who is most afraid

Enzyme discovery offers hope of a new generation of antibiotics

A major step towards better wheat

Scientists worry about parasite hosted by foxes