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Sound waves, vector, a stock photo used to illustrate an article about music therapy and psychology research.
How our brains process the unpredictable (26.02.2016)
Professor Stefan Koelsch looks at how we make predictions and how the brain responds if our predictions are wrong.
Global map of the Vegetation Sensitivity Index (VSI).
Mapping the world for climate sensitivity (18.02.2016)
By using information gathered by satellites, a group of biologists have developed a new method for measuring ecosystem sensitivity to climate variability.
Man and child walking. Illustration photo.
Male cancer survivors less likely to reproduce (12.02.2016)
According to a Norwegian study of male cancer patients diagnosed under the age of 25, many male cancer patients have problems reproducing. The researchers hope this new knowledge may contribute to changing future treatment of male cancer patients.
Researchers from the Atlantis Massif Expedition study rocks in the labs of the Bremen Core Repository in Germany.
Searching for signs of early life (03.02.2016)
An expedition of international scientists has recovered mantle rocks from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The rocks show signs of early life on Earth and the scientists hope to find more pieces in the puzzle to know more about the origin of life.
Flatworm
The return of the flatworm (02.02.2016)
Where does the acoel flatworm belong in the tree of life? Biologists have discussed this question for the last 20 years. Now Andreas Hejnol and his colleagues at the Sars Centre believe they have found the answer. The results are published in Nature.
Excavation in the Blombos Cave, South Africa
Humans evolved by sharing technology and culture (01.02.2016)
Our early ancestors, Homo sapiens, managed to evolve and journey across the earth by exchanging and improving their technology. Research from the University of Bergen shows that cultural interaction has been vital to the rise of humankind.