Young people can be helped to develop more grit
A recent study shows that a new programme can increase ‘grit’ and self-efficacy in adolescents. Approximately 16,000 young people will soon have access to this programme each year.
A recent study shows that a new programme can increase ‘grit’ and self-efficacy in adolescents. Approximately 16,000 young people will soon have access to this programme each year.
If electric vehicles were lighter, they would also be more energy-efficient. Not surprisingly, this is a problem researchers are working on – using aluminium.
Women and men differ in drive, passion and flow, a new study shows.
Previously, researchers thought that microRNA was a kind of useless residue in cells and blood. But these tiny threads are far more important than some imagined. Also for those who study wildlife.
A rare type of blood cancer called chronic myelogenous leukaemia could benefit from new research that can help identify which medicine will work best.
Women with severe pelvic floor disorders are four times more likely to avoid sex than women who experience milder symptoms.
Volunteers are increasingly providing care when family and public services cannot provide enough. But how close should the helper and the person being helped become?
Those who believe they will be able to achieve their goals are also more passionate and have greater willpower.
Two associate professors at NTNU have been awarded roughly NOK 43 million from the European Research Council to study molecular models and gene variations that can affect animal survival.
Climate scientists often lack the information they need for their climate models. A master’s student helped to find important figures from Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria.
It wasn’t that long ago that we knew very little about the state of people’s health around the world. NTNU’s new honorary doctors have used 300,000 sources to provide us with an overview.
It might seem like the world is being bombarded by one crisis after another. But what’s really happening is an increase in media coverage.
Trade blockades are an old tool that is still used in wars. The ERC has awarded an EUR 9.9 million grant to see how significant they really are.
The presidential race appears to be a dead heat ahead of the United States election on 5 November, but wokeness is ‘an unexploded bomb’.
A new test can determine if you have the right attitude to achieve your goals.
There are millions of species on Earth that we still know nothing about. Researchers call these species ‘biological dark matter’, but new methods can provide us with a better overview more quickly.
Most Afghanistan veterans manage well, but not all. Anger, not PTSD, is the main problem.
Inga Strümke does not believe artificial intelligence will take over the world with killer robots, but it might kill your spark. This is an area that needs rules, and Europe is about to get them.
We learn much better when writing by hand instead of on a keyboard, and using fine motor skills is important for children’s brain development.
Despite the effect smoking has on cancer, many people continue to smoke after receiving a cancer diagnosis. A simple test can help predict whether smokers are likely to succeed in quitting.
Vipers (Vipera berus) are being observed in areas where no one has seen them ever before.
Youthful creativity is enhanced by artificial intelligence, but students are also asking valid, critical questions about how the technology affects education and learning.
Non-native, invasive species are among the world’s biggest environmental problems. Svalbard has been unaffected – up until now.
TOPOCOM is bringing together leading European research institutions to work on a project that could replace today’s electronics.
Some smells are on the verge of extinction, but we may be able to re-create them using artificial intelligence.
Waste heat from industry can actually heat every house in Norway. A smart solution can harness this energy, while also providing us with clean drinking water.
Industry needs a lot of pure oxygen. New materials that are affordable and robust can provide us with cheaper and more sustainable oxygen production.
Magnons, Bose-Einstein condensates and very bright people.
In the future, your apple core may end up fuelling a Boeing. New research could help make the production of aviation fuel from biomass more efficient.
Lonely people are more likely to take medication for depression, psychosis and other mental health disorders.
Researchers found no evidence that the use of social media has a negative impact on social skills, but children with social anxiety may be at risk.
Plastic food packaging can contain chemicals that affect your hormones, metabolism and the transmission of signals in your body.