Research  Shared Abel Prize in 2008 27/03/2008 :: The Abel Prize 2008 is shared between the American professor in mathematics, John Griggs Thompson at the University of Florida in Gainsville, and the French mathematician, Jacques Tits with the Collége de France in Paris. + More |
Research  Seeds on ice in Svalbard 27/02/2008 :: The world’s seeds are being frozen inside a mountain in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. On Tuesday 26 February, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was officially opened. + More |
Research  Star map with Norwegian help 24/01/2007 :: In connection with the production of the world’s best-ever map of the stars in the Milky Way, a little Norwegian box will have the job of ensuring that the measurements are accurate. + More |
Research  Shmuel N. Eisenstadt receives the Holberg Prize 01/12/2006 :: HRH Crown Prince Haakon presented the NOK 4.5 million Holberg Prize to Professor Shmuel N. Eisenstadt at a ceremony in the Håkonshallen in Bergen on Wednesday 29 November. + More |
Research  Gigantic Pliosaurus discovered on Norwegian soil 10/10/2006 :: Norwegian palaeontologists have made a sensational discovery, currently drawing much international attention. A complete skeleton of a Pliosaurus, one of the largest-ever marine predators, has been discovered on Svalbard. These gigantic creatures, comparable in many respects to the Tyrannosaurus Rex, lived in the ocean 150 million years ago. + More |
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