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, researchers from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research found that 97 percent of reindeer had had their antlers eaten. And that s for both males and females - reindeer and Caribou are the only two members of the
Cervidae (deer) family in which both sexes grow significant antlers.
Adding to the mystery of this rampant antler cannibalization is the fact that all of the roughly 2,000 reindeer in the region are now dead, culled between August 10, 2017 and May 1, 2018 because the herd had become infected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a contagious, lethal disease caused by a misfolded form of a normal protein called a prion.
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This is not a year we ll look back on fondly. It began with Australia on fire and ends with more than 1.5 million dead in a pandemic. But there have been bright points in this
annus horribilis. While many of us saved lives by hunkering down at home watching Netflix, a communal act of selflessness that shouldn t be soon forgotten, progress was made in science, the environment, and even politics â Biden won! We can buy lab-grown meat! British beavers built a dam for the first time in 400 years! Here s our rundown of the best news to come out of 2020.
December 11, 2020, by Adrijana Buljan
Norwegian government will invest NOK 120 million (EUR 11.3 million) in a new wind power research centre, with offshore wind research being one the main priorities for the new centre.
The investment was announced on 11 December by the Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, who also announced the establishment of the new centre earlier this year.
“Rapid growth in offshore wind power internationally offers great opportunities for Norwegian businesses. Research and development is crucial to secure lower costs, less environmental impact and improved operating models for such projects”, Minister
Tina Bru said.
“I believe a long term research centre with industry partners, the research community and the government will contribute to further development of offshore wind power in Norway”.
NorthWind will work on innovations to make the sector cheaper, more efficient and more sustainable 11 December 2020
Norway has unveiled plans for a wind energy research centre called NorthWind, to work on innovations to make the sector cheaper, more efficient and more sustainable
The Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Tina Bru said Nkr120m (€11.3m) will be invested in the facility, which will prioritise offshore wind research.
It will be led by the research institute Sintef, with partners Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute) and the University of Oslo.
Northwind will bring together over 50 partners from research institutions and industry all around the world, including Equinor, Aker Offshore Wind, Fred Olsen Renewables, Fugro, Nexans and Statkraft.
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