Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time ~health Article 665 words 23 votes
Astronomers detect a possible signature of life on a distant planet (gifted link) ~space astronomy Article 1124 words 33 votes
Scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep ~science biology.marine Article 841 words 24 votes
A colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ~enviro Article 369 words 51 votes
How does cardiac arrhythmia occur? ~science biology Article 975 words, published Feb 18 2025 19 votes
Clobazam, an anti-anxiety drug, is polluting our waterways – Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate ~enviro pollution.water Article 1022 words 11 votes
Iceland's largest whaling company Hvalur will not be hunting this season – second consecutive year the company has opted out ~enviro Article 329 words 15 votes
Those dire wolves aren’t an amazing scientific breakthrough. They’re a disturbing symbol of where we’re heading. ~science biology Article 1557 words 35 votes
Tree thrives after being hit by lightning, lives hundreds more years ~science biology Article 974 words 19 votes
Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026 ~enviro Article 658 words 9 votes
'Sobering statistic:' paper claims one-fifth of pollinators in North America at extinction risk ~enviro Article 720 words 14 votes
Researchers are on a tight deadline to save San Francisco Bay's only marine lab before San Francisco State University shuts it down ~science biology.marine Article 1325 words 12 votes
Scientists fill knowledge gaps in immune system functions responsible for fighting bacteria ~science biology Article 382 words, published Mar 12 2025 13 votes
Generative AI tool marks a milestone in biology - Evo 2 can predict the form and function of proteins in the DNA of all domains of life ~science biology Link 29 votes
Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida ~enviro Article 626 words 8 votes
Sociogenomics, a new scientific field is changing the understanding of how and why people develop the specific ways that they do ~science biology Article 2802 words 13 votes
Melbourne start-up launches 'biological computer' made of human brain cells ~science biology Article 1372 words 9 votes
Keystone Molecules: a new, chemical view of ecosystems ~science chemistry biology Article 1223 words 7 votes
Scientists have bred "Woolly Mice" on their journey to bring back the mammoth ~science biology Article 1158 words 40 votes
Why wasn't there a second age of reptiles? ~science biology Video 11:05, published Feb 25 2025 14 votes
For decades, the Swiss city of Basel has been transforming its skyline, and now boasts some of the greenest rooftops in Europe ~enviro Article 1132 words 21 votes
Holotypic Occlupanids - How the internet invented bread clip science ~science biology Video 24:25, published Feb 24 2025 14 votes
Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play ~science biology.marine Article 937 words 12 votes
For more than twenty years, scientists have followed polar bears in Norway's Arctic archipelago to understand how they may adapt to changing threats as the ice they depend on melts ~enviro climate change conservation Article 838 words 3 votes
Orchid's nutrient theft from fungi sheds light on photosynthesis-parasitism continuum ~science biology Article 630 words 21 votes
Microplastics can block blood vessels in mice brains, researchers find ~health Article 604 words 25 votes
Global seafood company Mowi is offering a bounty to fishers who catch escaped salmon after an estimated 27,000 fish went missing from a farm off the Norwegian coast ~enviro Article 484 words 6 votes
Norway's environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat” ~enviro pollution climate change Article 507 words 16 votes
Piece of fossilised fish vomit has been found in Denmark – unusual discovery dated to the end of the Cretaceous period sixty-six million years ago ~science biology.marine Article 281 words 8 votes
Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all ~enviro Article 799 words, published Jan 3 2025 13 votes
Scientists induce endosymbiosis for first time in lab, a crucial step necessary for complex life ~science biology.micro Article 1697 words 10 votes
How easy is it for Norway's international seed bank to navigate politics and secure our future food supply? ~science biology Article 551 words 6 votes
California squirrels are hunting and eating voles, surprising UC Davis study says ~science biology Article 593 words 9 votes
Arctic foxes were almost hunted to extinction in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Can projects to breed and feed them help this native species return for good? ~enviro conservation Article 1215 words 6 votes
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland after Denmark rejected a Japanese request to extradite him ~enviro Article 439 words 7 votes
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research ~science biology.micro biology.synthetic Article 632 words 55 votes
Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns ~enviro Article 372 words 11 votes
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are creating noise pollution that threatens return of Norway's whales ~enviro pollution.noise Article 1105 words 6 votes
Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining ~enviro Article 419 words 17 votes
Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals – the WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration ~enviro Article 1316 words 9 votes