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garymortimer writes "Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research, a joint venture between the University of Bergen and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method – using drones to map new oil reserves from the...

Azerbaijan, Georgia and Hungary among 10 qualifying countries in second semi-final    

Norway hopes India, a "key player" in the deliberations on climate change.

After the massacre in Utoya, Norway, in July 2011, Andrea Gjestvang sought to photograph the victims’ process of recovery, both physical and emotional.    

Though its oil economy is a big factor, even outside that, several policies have contributed to the country’s GDP per hours worked

How a country with an economic base much like Canada’s leverages its natural resources to diversify its economy

Winning in a "slow but steady economic environment," CEO Chambers says.

Creaky sounds and strange shadows are enough to unsettle most adults, but they're especially frightening for children, who cope with overactive imaginations. This is the creative premise of Among the Sleep, a first-person horror-themed video game in which players navigate creepy environments as a two-year-old child. Unlike many other first-person games, there...

European commission carries out 'unannounced inspections' to investigate claims oil companies colluded to manipulate pricesThe London offices of BP and Shell have been raided by European regulators investigating allegations they have "colluded" to rig oil prices for more than a decade.The European commission said its officers carried out "unannounced inspections" at several...

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Statoil says that European antitrust officials have inspected its head office on suspicion of the Norwegian oil company's participation in anti-competitive practices....

In terms of disposable household income, UK fell from fifth place to 12th place over six years, according to new reportThe UK has plunged down an economic wellbeing league, falling from fifth place to 12th over six years, according to a new report that underlines the pressure on Britons' finances amid rising unemployment.The Office for National Statistics ranked OECD countries...

Michael Eisele, 44, from Germany was on a fishing trip to Norway when he snared the whopper.

Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and his wife Princess Mette-Marit were in Silicon Valley this week, and I asked them about their hopes to bring more startups and innovation to their home country. I interviewed Haakon and Mette-Marit at Norway's Innovation House Silicon Valley, a co-working space in Palo Alto for Norwegian startups looking to enter the US market. The couple...

Today, the President signed the National Strategy for the Arctic Region.  The United States is pleased to join our Arctic Council colleagues Canada, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Russia, and Sweden in articulating our strategic priorities for this critical region of the world. The Administration solicited input from Alaska Natives, the State of Alaska and others...

Heir to throne intervenes on issue dividing coalition, making outspoken criticism of attempts to tackle global warmingPrince Charles has attacked corporate lobbyists and climate change sceptics for turning the Earth into a "dying patient", making his most outspoken criticism yet of the world's failure to tackle global warming just when the heir to the throne is assuming...

The picture was posted on Flickr by a user called 7Ty9 and features the well-known landmark of Kjeragbolten in Rogaland, Norway.

Prince uses speech at St James's Palace to single out 'confirmed sceptics' and environmentally unfriendly businessesThe Prince of Wales has criticised "corporate lobbyists" and climate change sceptics for turning the earth into a "dying patient", in his most outspoken attack yet on the world's failure to tackle global warming.He attacked businesses who failed to care for...

EXCLUSIVE: POP stud pulled a blonde Norwegian student, 18, after a wild party on a bus full of screaming One Direction fans

Tor Olav Troim spoke to the Sohn Investment Conference for the first time on Wednesday. He’s a director at Fredriksen Group of Norway, an investment firm focused on values in industrial names – including ships and energy — but the firm also invests in U.S. real estate, U.S. power generation and European tourism. The firm [...]

Ever feel like you're just stuck between a rock and a hard place? Well these people actually are. Although, not really stuck. They willingly hiked the 984 meters (over 3200 ft.) up Kjerag mountain in Rogaland, Norway and sought out the Kjeragbolten. Read More...More on Europe Travel

• Champions stay silent on rumours over Scot• Players await announcement from Old TraffordSir Alex Ferguson's future as Manchester United manager was shrouded in doubt on Tuesday evening, with sources claiming there would be a statement about his position and that the squad had been told to expect an announcement.Some of the United players were at a golf day on Tuesday...

Steven Stamkos had a goal and three assists

Goal.com reported earlier on Tuesday that Diskerud will be involved with the U.S. national team this summer and now outlets in Norway are reporting Diskerud has declined the U21s.

The promising young U.S. midfielder spoke with Goal.com about his future with the Stars and Stripes amid reports of Norway interest and explained what happened with Portland.

El versátil bailarín, coreógrafo y director de ballet, que se mantuvo activo hasta los 90 años, participó en estrenos memorables del repertorio actual

John Arne Riise, Norway's most capped player, has announced his international retirement after a 13-year career with his country.

Per Sandberg - who is head of parliament's judicial affairs committee - said large groups of tourists from France, Romania and Bulgaria should be stopped at the border.

Investment vehicle increases pace of growth in property assets by more than 10-fold from the same period a year ago

The attacking midfielder, who has played for the U.S. in friendlies, is being mooted as an option for the Norway Under-21 team in the upcoming European Championship.

Lars-Otto Reiersen is a marine biologist by training, now working as an environmental scientist in Norway. He has led the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) for over two decades. AMAP advises the governments of eight Arctic countries on issues relating to threats to the region from pollution. As a native of Tromsø in Norway, his "heart is in the north."...

Last month I had a conversation with Dale Grover (co-founder of Maker Works in Ann Arbor, Michigan -- read his profile at Make) about the late author Nevil Shute. Shute is best known for the novel On the Beach (about a dying Earth after a global nuclear war) but we discussed a lesser-known novel of [...]    

Denmark, Norway, Sweden have differing attitudes toward Jews during Second World War; official responsible for tackling anti-Semitism.

In a shocking discovery, an international team of biologists, led by the famous Dr. Gibbons, a renowned Dutch geneticist, have discovered a unique 'American' gene....

More and more cruise ships visit the fjords of Western Norway. But cruise tourists only spend a fraction of what other tourists spend.

BP doubled its pre-tax profit for the same period in 2012 as Norway delivers the company a second rebuke in two yearsBP made a record pre-tax profit in the first quarter of double its $9bn for the same period in 2012, the company announced on Tuesday, as a Norwegian regulator rebuked the company for a 2012 oil spill in the North Sea.The company's pre-tax profit was nearly...

Petroleum Safety Authority warns of ‘serious breaches of the regulations’ after 125 barrels of oil and 1,600kg of gas escaped at Ula field

OSLO (Reuters) - Oil major BP must review the way it handles risk and maintenance at its offshore oil platforms in Norway following a leak at a North Sea platform that could have caused a major accident, Norway's oil safety watchdog said on Monday.

Royalty and media arrive to see Willem-Alexander succeed his mother, Queen Beatrix, who has followed tradition by abdicatingThe royal houses of Europe, more than 1,000 journalists and up to 1 million well-wishers are expected in Amsterdam on Tuesday for the inauguration of the country's first king in 122 years after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated.Despite her huge...

GARDERMOEN, Norway (Reuters) - Oil-rich Norway is stretching out its purchase of 52 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin, the Defense Ministry said on Friday, a move that will nudge up the total cost but reduce the annual burden on the defense budget.

A new project by Teehan+Lax, the Toronto-based design firm that helped created Ev Williams' Medium publishing platform, builds on its previous work with Hyperlapse to provide a way to navigate Google Street View with just a wave of your hand. The experiment uses the same engine as Hyperlapse, and takes advantage of an early developer-seeded Leap Motion controller unit...

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This is the first story in a four-part, weekly series on taxonomy and speciation. It's meant to help you as you participate in Armchair Taxonomist — a challenge from the Encyclopedia of Life to bring scientific descriptions of animals, plants, and other living things out from behind paywalls and onto the Internet. Participants can earn [...]    

On Friday, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reunited in Norway after his Thursday night concert. The on-again off-again couple not only met up for a private date, but they also headed off to...

On Friday, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez reunited in Norway after his Thursday night concert. The on-again off-again couple not only met up for a private date, but they also headed off to...

Are they back on?

Well, THIS certainly supports the reports that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are full-blown BACK TOGETHER! …at least, we THINK it idoes! After witnesses saw the on-again/off-again couple acting very much ON AGAIN yesterday in Norway, where the Biebs is currently performing concert dates on his Believe World Tour, the pint-sized pop sensation took to his Instagram [...]...

The 20-year-old singer flew to Norway earlier this week to see the 'Baby' hitmaker, who is currently on tour, and friends believe they are back together following their affectionate display.

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway took a major step towards opening up an environmentally sensitive Arctic area to oil and gas exploration when the ruling Labour Party gave the go-ahead on Sunday for an impact study.Exploration in the waters around the Lofoten islands just above the Arctic circle is becoming one of the most contentious issues for parliamentary elections in September.The...

The 20-year-old singer flew to Norway earlier this week to see the 'Baby' hitmaker, who is currently on tour, and friends believe they are back together following their affectionate display.

The 20-year-old singer flew to Norway earlier this week to see the 'Baby' hitmaker, who is currently on tour, and friends believe they are back together following their affectionate display.

The 20-year-old singer flew to Norway earlier this week to see the 'Baby' hitmaker, who is currently on tour, and friends believe they are back together following their affectionate display.

Selena Gomez being in Norway yesterday was no coincidence. The "Come & Get It" singer was indeed in town to see Justin Bieber, who performed three shows in Oslo, E! News...

The actress travels to Oslo, Norway to be with the pop star after a concert, PEOPLE confirms

Plus, Ryan Lochte and Joe Jonas are making headlines! Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!

Visitor numbers slump by a fifth in four years, but Spain, Belgium, Italy and Norway all see a riseFrom Henry V to Peter Mayle, Britons have long been invading France with enthusiasm in order to claim a small corner of it for themselves.But figures published by the Office for National Statistics suggest that the nation's love affair with the chateaux of the Dordogne and...

Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom says Israel to allocate 3% of gas profits to fund that state can use for national needs.

Selena Gomez is in Oslo, Norway, right now—and so is Justin Bieber! Gomez was spotted getting off a plane at Gardermoen Airport at about 8:30 p.m. local time. She landed at about...

Norway's parliament was today briefly evacuated after a minor explosion in an electrical room, but no one was hurt, officials said.    

Conféderation des syndicats nationaux says it is joining with HKNorway in bid to defend workers’ rights

Spectators gather in light drizzle outside St Paul's Cathedral amid sea of union flagsCrowds have turned out to pay their respects to Lady Thatcher as the prime minister, David Cameron, defended her ceremonial funeral as a "fitting" tribute to a major national figure.As the first of more than 2,300 guests began arriving at St Paul's Cathedral before 9am, many hundreds...

The Detroit Lions signed kicker Havard Rugland, giving the newly acquired David Akers some competition.    

Bitcoin's record highs and the ensuring surge in hacking attempts and thefts may be grabbing headlines. However, beneath the chaos, Silicon Valley's best-known venture firms are finally starting to make real bets around the crypto-currency.

Two Norwegian teens returned 467,200 kroner (some 62,000 euros, $ 81,500) they found left on a train by an elderly passenger, Norwegian media reported today.    

Xeneta, which offers a crowdsourced price comparison service for sea freight, has raised a €1.2 million (~$1.6m) seed round led by the Stockholm VC Creandum, with participation from Norwegian private investment firm Alden. The new funding will be used to expand into new markets, specifically adding to the breadth of coverage for its comparisons in terms of the number...

Two Greenpeace activists dressed as polar bears boarded an oil platform in Norway on Wednesday to protest against Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil's planned drilling in the Arctic.

-- Newly created 'SBS Discovery Media' business includes 20 television networks, as well as leading radio portfolio and digital brands across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland -- - - (Silver Spring, ...

Children's charity says situation facing young people in UK is expected to worsen as cuts threaten to 'sideline' a generationChildren and young people in the UK are facing a bleaker future under the coalition government than they did under Labour, according to children's charity Unicef.In what amounts to a direct challenge to the government's austerity agenda and widespread...

Hundreds of thousands take to city streets

For territorial animals, such as beavers, "owning" a territory ensures access to food, mates and nest sites. Defending that territory can involve fights which cause injury or death. How does an animal decide whether to take on an opponent or not? A new study by Helga Tinnesand and her colleagues from the Telemark University College in Norway has found that the anal gland...

The world's top-rated chess player Magnus Carlsen of Norway qualified from the Candidates tournament in London to challenge the reigning champion Vishy Anand of India in the world championship match in the fall of this year.

OSLO, Norway (AP) -- The family of a prominent Parisian art dealer is demanding that a Norwegian museum return an Henri Matisse painting seized by Nazis under the direction of Hermann Goering, in the latest dispute over art stolen from Jews during World War II....

On the final day of the Spring Nationals in St. Louis last month, the Jacoby Open Swiss Teams were captured by a team of players from the United States, Norway and Iceland.

Five schools in western Norway have rescheduled midterm exams to allow students to go to Justin Bieber concerts in the capital.

The Canadian pop star is scheduled to perform in the Norwegian capital on April 16 and 17 - sparking fears that some students in remote schools will skip midterm exams due to take place at the same time.

At least five schools in Norway have rescheduled their midterm exams to allow pupils to attend the upcoming Justin Bieber concerts in Oslo.