The World Trade Organisation on Monday held its first hearing on the EU's contested ban against the sale of seal products, a decision opposed by both Norway and Canada.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 18, 2013 not rated yet 0

British soldiers in Afghanistan have been issued with surveillance drones so small they can fit in the palm of a man's hand.

Technology - Engineering

Feb 04, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 4

Seabird activity is contributing significantly to methane and nitrous oxide emissions in the Arctic tundra, a new study shows. Methane emissions, which play an important role in the global carbon cycle, and nitrous oxide ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jan 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Researchers are testing a variety of technological solutions in the battle to reduce CO2 emissions. On this technological front, there is room for not just one but many winners

Technology - Engineering

Dec 18, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Norway's Statoil said Thursday that it had suspended production at a North Sea platform responsible for nearly a tenth of the country's daily oil output over corrosion concerns.

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

The expected iPhone 5 would actually be the sixth iPhone model.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Sep 11, 2012 1 / 5 (9) 0

Norwegian titanium companies have been granted funding to develop a brand-new production technology, which may mark the beginning of a revolution in industry worth billions.

Technology - Engineering

Sep 07, 2012 not rated yet 2

(Phys.org) -- Life in the world's oceans faces far greater change and risk of large-scale extinctions than at any previous time in human history, a team of the world's leading marine scientists has warned.

Biology - Ecology

Aug 21, 2012 4 / 5 (4) 0

(AP) — Netflix's Internet video service will debut in four Nordic countries before the end of the year, the latest step in an international expansion that has been crimping the company's financial results and stock price.

Technology - Business

Aug 15, 2012 not rated yet 0

For the first time, scientists have identified tropical and subtropical species of marine protozoa living in the Arctic Ocean. Apparently, they traveled thousands of miles on Atlantic currents and ended up ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jul 24, 2012 4.7 / 5 (7) 7 |

Remember the Norway Spiral back in 2009 and the Australian Spiral in 2010? On June 7, 2012 there was another swirling spiral of light, this time see in the skies over the Middle East. People across the region reported seeing ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 11, 2012 4.7 / 5 (6) 13

A new round of climate talks will be held in Bangkok from August 30 to September 5 to prepare for minister-level negotiations at year end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said on Friday.

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 01, 2012 3 / 5 (2) 0

Norwegian whale hunters have harpooned the first three whales of the year, nearly a month after the controversial hunting season began, the country's Fishermen's Sales Organisation said Wednesday.

Space & Earth - Environment

May 02, 2012 1 / 5 (2) 0

NATO's Tallinn-based cyber defence centre on Monday launched a three-day exercise involving European IT and legal experts in a bid to beef up cyber defence skills through gaming.

Technology - Internet

Mar 26, 2012 not rated yet 0

Hungarian Endre Szemeredi has won the Abel prize, considered to be the "Nobel" for mathematics, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced on Wednesday.

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Mar 21, 2012 5 / 5 (7) 2