Why ChatGPT is bad at imitating people

Large language models like ChatGPT and Copilot are useful for many things. However, they are not yet good enough to imitate the way people speak.

Why bees in Norway are struggling

Norway is home to 212 different bee species. Or perhaps rather: the country used to have 212 species. Insect numbers are generally in decline, and some bees are either struggling or have already disappeared.

Kelp-eating microalgae offer huge potential

Researchers have been studying algae that eat kelp instead of making their own sugar. The findings open up new ways of making all kinds of useful things out of kelp.

Better offshore wind solutions

Constructing offshore wind turbines is both costly and challenging, but researchers are working to make offshore wind more profitable and secure.

Soldiers can cope with killing

Researchers have investigated the mental health of all of Norway’s Lebanon and Afghanistan veterans. One factor determines whether they struggle after having killed another person.

Lewis chessmen with the queen in focus

Fantastic walrus ivory treasures coming to Norway

World-famous treasures crafted from walrus ivory are on their way to Norway, including chess pieces from the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. Were they originally from Norway? And why did the walrus trade disappear?