Hackers pose a real threat against Norwegian energy providers
Consider the following:
Security
Dec 16, 2015
0
14
University of Stavanger
Petroleum and climate researchers strive to understand what is happening beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean
Can ocean currents be replicated in a laboratory? The answer is yes, according to researchers at the Bjerknes Centre in Bergen and the University of Stavanger (UiS). They have constructed a 4.5 m high loop of plastic pipes, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
0
2
8000-year-old "Viste Boy" sent for DNA analysis
A small piece of the skull of the 8000-year-old "Viste Boy" has now been sent to Sweden for DNA analysis. Scientists hope to learn more about early migration into Norway as well as clarify the skeleton's actual sex.
Archaeology
Dec 2, 2015
0
256
Even as two-year-olds, girls are more independent and sociable
Girls of two and a half years of age are more capable of feeding and dressing themselves, they are better at participating in circle time in kindergarten, and they are out of nappies earlier than boys of the same age. This ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
0
88
Should androids have the right to have children?
In contemporary science fiction, we often see robots passing themselves off as humans. According to a UiS researcher, the genre problematises what it takes to be accepted as a human being and provides a useful contribution ...
Social Sciences
Jul 28, 2015
1
51
Cold no curb on appetite
Living in a low temperature environment does not affect bacteria's appetite for hydrocarbons, according to recent research. This new knowledge could affect environmental risk assessment in the Arctic.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2013
0
0
Cutting costs to the bone
A new and cheaper method for screening ancient bones to determine whether they contain DNA has been described in a PhD thesis by a conservator at the University of Stavanger's Archaeological Museum.
Archaeology
Aug 15, 2013
0
0
A flair for imperfections
To most people, a useless flint axe is just that. To archaeologist Sigrid Alræk Dugstad, it is a source of information about Stone Age children.
Archaeology
Apr 15, 2013
0
0
From grave mounds to Facebook
Similarities in the way the dead are remembered in spiritualism and social media today and among Viking-age Norwegians have been identified by a specialist in religion at the University of Stavanger (UiS).
Environment
Aug 17, 2012
1
0
The Finnøy polar bear
Imagine you are 12,400 years in the past. Much of Norway is covered with ice and the present-day island of Finnøy exists as only two small islets. The sea is 40 metres above the current level. A polar bear embarks on a long ...
Archaeology
Jan 23, 2018
0
38
