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You can reuse potting soil for several years

Reusing soil is good for both plants and the environment, according to hobby gardener and researcher Trond Knapp Haraldsen.

Ancient plant fossils reveal seeds and pollen from the age of dinosaurs

Fossils hidden in an attic for a century offer a rare glimpse into the reproductive biology of trees that lived alongside dinosaurs.

This beetle lives only in Norway, on an endangered flower

It is only found in a few locations in Norway.

Soy is used in pizza, stews, chocolate icing, and vegetarian food. What's so special about this super bean?

Norwegian raw materials are just as good as soy, but everything hinges on price, says a Norwegian food producer.

How can an ordinary lawn become a wildflower meadow?

“Simply tossing a bag of meadow seeds onto a well-fertilised lawn and not mowing it doesn't work very well,” one researcher says.

“Our urine is worth its weight in gold,” says researcher

Urine can be used as fertiliser for our plants.

Over a million seeds are stored behind locked doors on Svalbard

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the largest in the world.

What do mushrooms do during winter?

ASK A RESEARCHER: After winter, there are almost no mushrooms to be seen in the forest, yet interestingly, a lot of mushrooms appear in exactly the same place year after year. What’s happening?

Our homes have become too hot for potted plants

Many of our common houseplants are struggling.

Will we be able to pick blueberries in the lowlands in the future?

Blueberries are being monitored year by year. Researchers in several countries are observing how a warmer climate affects the berries.

You don't have to be a child to be fascinated by dandelions

The flower that has conquered the whole world has many amazing properties, according to an expert on weeds.

World's oldest DNA: Scientists discover 2-million-year-old remains of plants and animals

Genetic material from the elephant relative mastodon, cedar and spruce has now been discovered in a warmer Greenland of yore. It is the oldest DNA ever found.

These were the first plants to appear in northern Norway after the last ice age

A large DNA study tells us how nature reacted when the climate changed. The knowledge gained will be used to create better models of what could happen in the future.

Discovery of plant toxins in 13 herbal tea products

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority recommends drinking less herbal tea after detecting natural plant toxins in 13 different herbal tea products.

Here's how you can propagate your squash plant

Does the squash plant in your garden have lots of flowers but no squash? Squash often needs our help to be fertilised.

Biological sex: What kind of variations exist in nature?

In plants and animals, one type of gamete – reproductive cell – is larger than the other.

Here’s how to get rid of black spots on the apples in your garden

You can do a lot to get rid of apple scab on this summer’s apples, but you have to act now, in May.

Mammoths and other large animals survived in the north much longer than previously believed

New DNA research indicates that the climate, not humans, led to the demise of these large creatures.

Why does the avocado have such huge seeds?Meet the plants that have lost their enormous partners

What kind of animal is actually capable of spreading a huge avocado seed? And why does the tree Maclura pomifera make huge fruits that no one wants to eat? These are plants that are still waiting for ‘friends’ that will never return.

Here’s how you can make your own compost

Linda Jolly has been practicing organic gardening for 50 years. She explains how to make your own soil from garden and food waste.

Emil Korsmo’s goal was to beat back weeds. But the wall charts he made of the bothersome plants were beautiful and popular

Weeds are no longer just plants we want to get rid of. Many people are concerned about biodiversity, while others have become increasingly captivated by harvesting wild plants to eat.