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Can anyone wear a bunad? Is it a real bunad if it is made in China? Is it a symbol of origin and roots or a nationalistic symbol? Thomas Hylland Eriksen explains the Norwegian obsession with this tradional garment.

What democracy looked like 200 years ago

May 16, 2018

How democratic was Norway in 1814? A new dataset allows you to explore the different dimensions of democracy from 1789 until now.

This adult male Bale monkey prefers to feed on young highland bamboo shoots, but this is an endangered way of life. Photo: Addisu Mekonnen, UiO

Bamboo-eating Bale monkeys could still be saved from extinction

May 16, 2018

The Ethiopian Bale monkey looks like the recipe for an endangered animal species: They prefer to eat only one kind of bamboo, their forest habitats are shrinking, and local farmers kill monkeys trying to find food on cultivated fields. But the monkeys could still be saved, says Addisu Mekonnen.

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