NTNU researcher Foteini Oikonomou was particularly delighted when she learned that Francis Halzen had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Both are trying to find answers to some of the Universe’s greatest mysteries.
The flash flood, triggered by a mountain landslide and glacier collapse in the Himalayas, surged at speeds of up to 190 kilometres per hour, wiping out entire villages. “The warning from the authorities arrived only about half an hour after the collapse, and even then, it reached only a portion of the population at risk,” says glaciologist Pascal Egli of NTNU.
Some European shags migrate for the winter. Others stay. What factors cause such variation within the same species?
The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United States?
AI and eight million digitized old plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world.
What exactly are antiferroelectric materials, and what does it mean that they can also be polar? The answers may open up new possibilities in technology.
A small fish and a human, hundreds of millions of years apart, build the sensing brain by the same underlying logic. The finding suggests there may be rules a vertebrate brain follows.
The Kavli Prize 2026 has been awarded to researchers who have provided us with groundbreaking knowledge in their fields.
There are 55 species of gulls in the world, but less than half have been observed in Norway. Here you can learn a little about the most common gulls in the land of the Vikings.
How can Norway provide new renewable energy sources to meet future needs while still protecting its natural environment, and the plants and animals that live there?
A new study reveals how a remarkable group of plants on the Galápagos Islands developed their diverse leaf shapes – offering unique insight into evolution at the genetic level.
Svalbard reindeer live in a place so remote they have actually evolved to become a subspecies. But that remoteness isn’t enough to protect them from contaminants from the industrial world.
A major problem with quantum computers is memory, as the information they contain can be quickly lost. We can now see how fast this happens, and much more precisely than before.
As ocean temperatures continue to rise, one of the smallest but most important organisms may be starting to struggle.
Why on earth should you care that physicists have now filmed skyrmion lattices melting? Well, there are actually some very good reasons why.
Many physicists are searching for a triplet superconductor. Indeed, we could all do with one, although we may not know it yet – or understand why.
How will a warming Arctic affect plant growth on Svalbard? Researchers encased plant plots in a thick layer of ice during the winter and used little greenhouses to heat up those plots in the summer. The surprise? The plants that got the harshest treatment did just fine.
More than 2500 plant species have the potential to invade the Arctic at the expense of the species that belong there. Norway is one of the areas that is particularly at risk.
How much does it matter where you are born, or whether you are heavy or light, if you are a house sparrow? Researcher Kenneth Aase calculates what the future looks like for these grey-brown feather balls – and hopefully other species, too.
Quick clay collapse can be both dangerous and costly. New research will help us understand more about why the clay is so unstable. And maybe what we can do about it.
Businesses along the Norwegian coastline are becoming increasingly vulnerable to storm surges and flooding. Researchers have now created digital maps that show who is most at risk.
Some of the greatest natural treasures at NTNU University Museum are never put on display. Many of these objects were collected on famous expeditions or obtained in other ways. One such treasure is Charles Darwin’s coralline algae.
Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. When satellites die, they become space trash that threatens aerospace safety.
Spiders can eat their partner. Some of the most extreme stars can do that too.