Nazis used own laws on German-Norwegian homosexuals
Norwegian homosexual men were punished harder during the Second World War if their sexual partners were Germans.
View Article2014 was a record year for conflicts
Last year was probably the most violent one since the end of the Cold War.
View ArticleBuilding the best police force
Recruiters should consider personality over problem solving when looking for top police officer candidates, a Swedish study suggests.
View ArticleEarly relationships influence childbearing
Childlessness is less likely if you have some cohabitation experience with a partner in an early relationship- but not too much.
View ArticleMolenbeek: One of several Jihadi hotspots in Europe
OPINION: To call the Brussels suburb Molenbeek a terrorism capital is an exaggeration at best. Focusing on local socio-economic factors obscures European
View ArticleHow do we receive unaccompanied asylum-seeking kids?
The guidelines can collide with reality, fear Swedish researchers.
View ArticleTurning immigrants into good Scandinavians
Norway, Sweden and Denmark have completely different policies towards refugees and immigrants. These differing approaches raise the question of whether
View ArticleWomen choose family-friendly public sector jobs when they have kids
The more children a woman has, the higher the probability is that she will chose a public sector job. But a high percentage of women without children also
View ArticleKids who live with both parents in turn fare the best
Children who take turns living with each of their divorced parents generally enjoy better mental health than those living with just one. But this is not
View ArticleSweden’s promise of a permanent home becomes migrant magnet
Asylum seekers have gone through the trauma of leaving their homes and families. The potential for a new stable life weighs strongly in their choices of where
View ArticleWhy looking at social media at work disrupts your concentration
OPINION: You might have heard of the bystander-effect, but what about the Pinball-effect, which disrupts your attention on important tasks?
View ArticleResearchers help give Greenland’s homeless a voice
GREENLAND: No one knows exactly how many people are living rough in Greenland, say researchers who are now making it a priority to find out.
View ArticleDespite self-governing, Inuit still suffer social and health problems
GREENLAND: Greenland Inuit experience the same health and social problems as other colonised indigenous peoples, shows new research. But there are signs of
View ArticleChildren bear the brunt of parental conflict after divorce
The conflicts between divorced parents can lead to long lasting loss of self-confidence in their children, shows a new study.
View ArticleThis Arctic town has running water for just four months of the year
GREENLAND: How do you supply running water when it is frozen for most of the year? The Greenlandic town of Qaanaaq has some creative solutions.
View ArticleBackwater blues: how populism reveals rural resentment in the US and Europe
OPINION: The outcomes of recent elections, referendums, and polls in the US and Europe display a growing social distance between city and countryside that
View ArticleNew study reveals how climate change will overturn nature
A new review shows just how climate change is expected to change the distribution of all animals on planet Earth, and impact on our own livelihoods. It is an
View ArticleScientists set to protest all around the Nordics
“If Niels Bohr was alive, he’d be there,” says one Danish scientist who is taking part in the March for Science, this Saturday 22nd of April. See our
View ArticleCitizen science: How you can help scientists
Scientists need you! Sign up for a citizen science project and help to make all of us that little bit smarter.
View ArticleQ&A: Professor Brian Cox talks scicomm
What is good science communication and how do you convey science in a time of fake and alternative news? A Q&A with particle physicist, author, and TV
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