''Naturen'' () is a Norwegian

popular science Popular science (also called pop-science or popsci) is an interpretation of science intended for a general audience. While science journalism focuses on recent scientific developments, popular science is more broad ranging. It may be written ...

magazine, which has been published since 1877 in Bergen, Norway. It is the earliest still running popular science magazine of the country.

History and profile

''Naturen'' was started by the

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Hans Reusch Hans Henrik Reusch (5 September 1852 – 27 October 1922) was a Norwegian geologist, geomorphologist and educator. He served as director of the Geological Survey of Norway. Biography Born in Bergen, he was educated at the University of Le ...

in Bergen in 1877. It was subtitled ''Et illustreret Maanedsskrift for popular Naturvidenskab'' (An Illustrated Monthly for Popular Natural Sciences). It is connected to the

University of Bergen The University of Bergen () is a public university, public research university in Bergen, Norway. As of 2021, the university had over 4,000 employees and 19,000 students. It was established by an act of parliament in 1946 consolidating several sci ...

. It has a

approach to the

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, including medicine. ''Naturen'' was edited by its founder, Hans Reusch, for the first four years. Among its former editors are Jens Holmboe (1906–1925),

Torbjørn Gaarder Torbjørn Gaarder (1885–1970) was a Norwegian chemist. He has been called "a pioneer of biochemistry in Norway". He was born in Oslo, Kristiania, took the dr.philos. degree and studied biochemistry and physiology in Copenhagen and the Unite ...

(1925–1946) and Knut Fægri (1947–1977), and

Per Magnus Jørgensen Per Magnus Jørgensen (born 1944) is a Norwegian botanist and lichenologist, and Professor Emeritus of systematic botany at the University of Bergen. He is known for his work on the lichen families Pannariaceae and Collemataceae. Jørgensen wa ...

(1991–1997).

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