Arctic sea-ice loss and winter temperatures in Eurasia
A long debate of the role of the sea ice and the winter temperatures in Eurasia has got a new contribution. Probably no connection, a new study says.
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2018
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University of Bergen
The ocean predicts future northwestern European and Arctic climate
A new study in the journal Nature Communications by researchers from the University of Bergen and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, Norway, and University of Oxford, UK, demonstrates that there is a clear potential for ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2017
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Ash from ancient Russian eruption found in Norwegian Arctic
Geochemical fingerprinting links microscopic ash found on the bottom of a Svalbard lake to a volcanic event happening 7000 years ago and 5000 km away.
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2017
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Isotopes with ocean circulation information
The distribution of a radioactive thorium isotope is important in multiple aspects of oceanograpy. In his new publication, Yiming Luo has revisited the issue on processes influencing the distribution in the water column.
Earth Sciences
Apr 5, 2017
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Norwegian ice cap 'exceptionally sensitive' to climate change
How will future climate change affect our glaciers? By looking into the past 4000 years, a new study lead by Henning Åkesson at the Bjerknes Centre finds an ice cap in southern Norway to be 'exceptionally sensitive' to climate ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2017
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Possible increase in the number of extremely strong fronts over Europe
A new study finds an increase of strong and extremely strong fronts in summertime and autumn over Europe. Whether this is a trend or caused by climate change remains to be seen, according to lead author Sebastian Schemm.
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2017
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Discovering the origin of the anus and mouth
The mouth and anus are not connected in the development of the embryo as earlier thought, shows a Norwegian ground-breaking study.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2016
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The Gulfstream may strengthen with more precipitation in the far north
Using a new theory, Erwin Lambert shows that more freshwater in the Arctic may strengthen the Gulfstream's extension into the polar regions – the opposite of what has generally been anticipated with future climate change.
Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2016
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Climate change was less important for technological innovation among Stone Age humans than previously assumed
This is the news of a ground-breaking study recently published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. Professor Christopher S. Henshilwood and Postdoctoral Fellow Karen L. van Niekerk from the Department of Archaeology, History, ...
Archaeology
Sep 1, 2016
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Improving CO2 storage using hospital scanner
Researchers at the University of Bergen (UiB) have identified PET scanning as an effective tool for improved oil production and CO2 storage.
Environment
Apr 20, 2016
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