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How polar bear fur stays ice-free (30.01.2025)

A brilliant idea led nanophysicist Bodil Holst to investigate why polar bear fur doesn't freeze. Now, her research on the deicing properties of polar bear fur has been published as the cover story in Science Advances.

Sjøstjerne i hånden til en student fra Universitetet i Bergen

UiB reappointed SDG14 ocean hub for UNAI (23.01.2025)

The University of Bergen has been confirmed as the UNAI SDG14 Hub Chair for 2025-2027 taking on three more years of responsibility to engage the global knowledge community in matters related to a sustainable ocean.

Image of that the world's oldest ochre mine, Ngwenya in eSwatini

Ochre's Role in Early Human Societies (13.01.2025)

SapienCE scientist Elizabeth Velliky and her team have uncovered that the world's oldest ochre mine, Ngwenya in eSwatini, wasn't the only source of ochre pigment as we once thought. Instead, people used a variety of local ochres, showcasing unique cultural traditions and social interactions in Stone Age communities in Eswatini.

Putting Norwegian Church Art Into Its Atlantic Context (07.01.2025)

Professor Justin Kroesen traces the shared Western European culture forged under the Medieval Church.