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Simulating Removal of a Popular Tourist Cabin: Consequences for Wild Reindeer
1. April 2025

Simulating Removal of a Popular Tourist Cabin: Consequences for Wild Reindeer

The wild reindeer in Norway no longer use the calving grounds surrounding the public tourist cabin Pyttbua. Should the Government allow the cabin to be upgraded—or should tourism in the area rather be limited? The Norwegian Institute for...
How Can We Co-Exist With More Large Carnivores?
28. March 2025

How Can We Co-Exist With More Large Carnivores?

Large carnivores have returned to Europe—but the wolf protection status is being reduced. A major EU-funded project, led from Norway, aims to identify how to ensure the best possible coexistence between people and carnivores.
Vibrant life on Antarctica’s ice caps: Scientists reveal vast communities of photosynthetic algae on the ice
27. March 2025

Vibrant life on Antarctica’s ice caps: Scientists reveal vast communities of photosynthetic algae on the ice

Researchers have uncovered a vast ecosystem on an Antarctica ice cap. The communities, largely made up of photosynthetic algae, are likely to host new species to science, and have been shown to add to melting of the ice caps in the region.

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