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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ongoing deforestation around the fringes of the Amazon may have serious consequences for the untouched deeper parts of the rainforest. A new research study shows that it is not only the climate that is adversely affected by deforestation. In fact, the very stability of the ecosystem in the entire Amazon region is
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Almost everything we do – walking, talking, or drinking coffee – is completely dependent on accurate timing when activating many muscles at once. The prevailing theory has been that the exact timing of this type of movement is not voluntarily controlled, and the timing has therefore been assumed to be fully automated
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/surprisingly-exact-timing-voluntary-movements - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An influenza infection in birds gives a good protection against other subtypes of the virus, like a natural vaccination, according to a new study. Water birds, in particular mallards, are often carriers of low-pathogenic influenza A virus. Researchers previously believed that birds infected by one variant of the virus
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-become-immune-influenza - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Up to now, there has been uncertainty over whether microplastics from playgrounds is released into watercourses. A detailed study of a school playground in Lomma, Sweden, now clearly shows that microplastic is released into a nearby river. The soft rubber surfacing intended to protect our children is also threatening
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/playground-found-release-microplastic-nearby-river - 2026-05-23
Research from King’s College in London, UK, and Lund University in Sweden could explain why diabetes drugs which have worked in animal experiments are not equally successful in humans. The researchers discovered differences – but also unknown similarities – in the function of insulin-producing beta cells. The team have mapped a category of receptors, known as G protein-coupled receptors, which con
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-research-describes-differences-between-mice-and-humans - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, researchers have succeeded in establishing the relationships between 200-million-year-old plants based on chemical fingerprints. Using infrared spectroscopy and statistical analysis of organic molecules in fossil leaves, they are opening up new perspectives on the dinosaur era. The unique results s
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/through-fossil-leaves-step-towards-jurassic-park - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study from Lund University in Sweden now shows that a combination treatment using two different types of antibiotics can reduce mortality up to five times. The findings are part of a new doctoral thes
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/combining-antibiotics-proves-more-effective-against-common-infection - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The genetic make-up of a willow warbler determines where it will migrate when winter comes. Studies of willow warblers in Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States show that “migration genes” differ - depending on where the birds breed in the summer. The willow warblers that breed in southern Sweden migrate to West Africa
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-migration-genes-are-conditioned-geography - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Architect student Ludvig Hofsten wanted to address the issues of rising sea levels and plastic waste in the ocean. He designed Villa Nemo, a project that sees the potential of living on water in the future; with both lifestyle and environmental benefits. ”Our cities are becoming fairly dense, and there’s less space t
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/instead-floating-plastic-floating-houses - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study has identified the four actions that would have the greatest impact on an individual’s greenhouse gas emissions: eating a plant-based diet, avoiding air travel, living car free, and having fewer children. The comprehensive study analysed 39 peer-reviewed articles, carbon calculators and government sources
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/four-lifestyle-choices-most-reduce-your-carbon-footprint - 2026-05-23
Research from Lund University in Sweden shows that ravens can plan for different types of future events, while also demonstrating self-control and sensitivity to different lengths of time. Such skills are central to humans, and previous research has indicated that they are unique to humans and great apes. The new findings reveal that complex cognition can arise several times independently of commo
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ravens-parallel-great-apes-their-planning-abilities - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Many animal species display flocking behaviour, but the fact that microorganisms do is not as well known. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that algae and bacteria form flocks at very low concentrations of individuals, a finding that could increase our future understanding of how the organisms in
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-never-swim-alone - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Every year, just over 1000 people are diagnosed with kidney cancer in Sweden. The three most common variants are clear cell, papillary and chromophobe renal cancer. Researchers compare the gene expression in tumour cells from a kidney cancer patient with cells from healthy tissue to figure out in which part of the kid
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/improved-analysis-kidney-cancer - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. For the first time, researchers have observed that birds that fly actively and flap their wings save energy. Biologists at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that jackdaws minimise their energy consumption when they lift off and fly, because the feathers on their wing tips create several small vortices instead o
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/jackdaws-flap-their-wings-save-energy - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University in Sweden increases knowledge of how boundaries and barriers are maintained between different species in the animal world. According to theory, crosses between two species, known as hybrids, may not survive encounters with natural predators to the same degree as their parents. Now, res
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/predators-preserve-existing-animal-species - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Biologists at Lund University in Sweden are now able to show that the receptors enabling the primitive moth species, Eriocrania semipurpurella, find an individual of the opposite sex, probably evolved from receptors which help the moth perceive the fragrances of plants. “Love is in the air” is a known expression. And
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/plant-odourant-detection-sex-pheromone-communication - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Brain research is constantly taking new steps forward and currently permeates large parts of the University. Brain research is in a phase of rapid development, not least thanks to the continuous emergence of new technology. During the Science Week The Amazing Brain from 4 to 10 September (link to programme on lunduniv
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dizzying-dive-human-brain - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During Lund University’s 350th anniversary year, the whole of the King’s House will be open to the public for the first time. Starting on 6 September, the art exhibition On the Thresholds of Knowledge will display thirteen works by international and local artists throughout the building. The 16th century edifice is on
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/thresholds-knowledge-jubilee-art-exhibition-kings-house-lund - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Copying the behaviour of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Imitation is therefore viewed as the key cognitive ability that enabled human culture to grow and create such things as language, technology, art and science. Decades
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/both-chimpanzees-and-humans-spontaneously-imitate-each-others-actions - 2026-05-23
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Alzheimer’s disease can lead to several widely divergent symptoms and, so far, its various expressions have mainly been observed through the behaviour and actions of patients. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now produced images showing the changes in the brain associated with these symptoms – a developme
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-possibility-studying-how-alzheimers-disease-affects-brain-different-ages - 2026-05-23
