https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Current atmospheric conditions mean there's a good chance the aurora borealis will be visible across much more of Norway than normal on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20210319/why-the-northern-lights-can-be-seen-in-more-of-norway-than-usual Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:26:25 +0100 why-the-northern-lights-can-be-seen-in-more-of-norway-than-usual Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke is funding the purchase of a giant research vessel for the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF). https://www.thelocal.no/20170502/norwegian-billionaire-to-build-giant-ship-for-environment-research Tue, 02 May 2017 15:12:15 +0200 norwegian-billionaire-to-build-giant-ship-for-environment-research Two University of Bergen professors on what Trump's election can mean for the scientific community. https://www.thelocal.no/20161118/science-wars-in-the-age-of-donald-trump Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:06:05 +0100 science-wars-in-the-age-of-donald-trump The Bermuda Triangle has been said to have claimed numerous ships and aircraft over the years, and everything from aliens to remnants from the lost island of Atlantis have been fingered as the culprits. https://www.thelocal.no/20160314/have-norwegian-scientists-solved-the-bermuda-triangle-mystery Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:19:22 +0100 have-norwegian-scientists-solved-the-bermuda-triangle-mystery Whether he’s shooting himself underwater or setting himself on fire, YouTube viewers can’t seem to get enough of Norwegian physicist Andreas Wahl. https://www.thelocal.no/20160129/death-defying-norwegian-scientist-is-viral-star Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:26:00 +0100 death-defying-norwegian-scientist-is-viral-star All eyes were on the skies early on Friday for a total solar eclipse in Svalbard, a remote Arctic archipelago. https://www.thelocal.no/20150320/sun-watchers-flock-to-svalbarb-for-total-eclipse Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:48:55 +0100 sun-watchers-flock-to-svalbarb-for-total-eclipse Arctic reindeer have no problems with snowstorms but are badly affected by rain, a finding that has implications for assessing how climate change affects wildlife, a Norwegian study says. https://www.thelocal.no/20120926/norway-study-reveals-reindeer-rain-fears Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:12:00 +0200 norway-study-reveals-reindeer-rain-fears Getting drunk repeatedly as a teenager doesn't necessarily increase the risk of becoming an alcoholic as an adult, a new study of young Norwegians has found. https://www.thelocal.no/20120620/teen-boozing-doesnt-trigger-alcoholism-study Wed, 20 Jun 2012 11:42:00 +0200 teen-boozing-doesnt-trigger-alcoholism-study After two decades of examining a microscopic algae-eater that lives in a lake in Norway, scientists on Thursday declared it to be one of the world's oldest living organisms and man's remotest relative. https://www.thelocal.no/20120427/norway-lake-sludge-yields-mans-remotest-relative Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:11:00 +0200 norway-lake-sludge-yields-mans-remotest-relative