Published 24 April 2023 Photo: Charlie Cornwallis. By studying green algae in Swedish lakes, a research team, led by Lund University in Sweden, has succeeded in identifying which environmental conditions promote multicellularity. The results give us new clues to the amazing paths of evolution. The evolution of multicellular life has played a pivotal role in shaping biological diversity. However, w

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Published 26 April 2023 Illustration: Bibiana Prinoth. The rare metal terbium has been found in an exoplanet’s atmosphere for the first time. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden have also developed a new method for analyzing exoplanets, making it possible to study them in more detail. KELT-9 b is the galaxy’s hottest exoplanet, orbiting its distant star about 670 light years from Earth. T

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scientists-discover-rare-element-exoplanets-atmosphere - 2025-06-07

Published 9 May 2023 Photo: Anders Hedenström. Small bats are bad at converting energy into muscle power. Surprisingly, a new study led by Lund University reveals that this ability increases the faster they fly. The researchers have studied the efficiency of migratory bats – a species that weighs about eight grams and is found in almost all of Europe. Efficiency, in this case, is the ability to co

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Published 29 May 2023 Using samples from all across Europe, the researchers were able to show that microorganisms in soil can adapt to changes in temperature. Photo: Carla Cruz Paredes. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil. In the study, researchers collected soil samp

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Published 29 May 2023 A Weevil. Photo: Pixabay. Insects heavily rely on bacteria for essential nutrients that are lacking in their diet. This has allowed insects to access a wide variety of food, leading to remarkable species diversification in some cases, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Insects are crucial for biodiversity and among the most successful species on the plan

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-06-07

Published 19 June 2023 Photo: Pixabay. Great tits in urban environments have lower levels of stress hormone than those living in woodland habitats. This according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden. Certain animals are able to adjust well to environments that have been created or altered by human activity. We live in an age in which urbanisation is proceeding at an ever-faster rate, som

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Published 11 August 2023 Photo: Ulrika Ervander. The dry summer of 2018 hit Swedish forests hard - and hardest affected were the managed secondary forests. This according to a new study from Lund University. Northern boreal forest ecosystems are predicted to experience more frequent summer droughts in the future. The majority of Swedish forest are secondary forests that are managed commercial fore

https://www.science.lu.se/article/secondary-forests-more-sensitive-drought - 2025-06-07

Published 29 August 2023 Group A streptococci growing on a blood agar plate. Photo: Fredric Carlsson. Why are certain people more severely affected than others by invasive streptococcal infections? According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, the answer lies in our genome. Carriers of a certain variant of the STING gene are at greater risk, particularly if they encounter the bacterial

https://www.science.lu.se/article/why-killer-bacteria-affect-some-people-more-severely - 2025-06-07

Published 30 August 2023 Alfred Larsson assembles an electrochemical cell at the instrument "The Swedish Materials Science Beamline P21.2" at the PETRA III particle accelerator in Hamburg. Photo: Jinshan Pan. Corrosion-resistant metallic materials are required in applications such as rocket engines, nuclear power stations and chemical industry. An alloy of nickel, chromium and molybdenum is often

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Published 5 September 2023 Photo: Caroline Isaksson. A new study conducted by researchers in Europe shows that urban great tits have paler plumage than their countryside counterparts. Since the yellow pigment of the breast feathers of great tits comes from the food they eat, the paler yellow plumage of urban birds indicates that the urban environment affects the entire food chain. As urban areas e

https://www.science.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-have-paler-plumage-their-forest-living-relatives - 2025-06-07

Published 6 September 2023 The ERC Starting Grant is aimed at younger researchers. Milda Pucetaite and Colin Olito were two of four researchers from Lund who received the starting grant. Photo: private. Two researchers at the Department of Biology, Milda Pucetaite and Colin Olito, have been awarded starting grants from the European Research Council, ERC. The research projects aim to advance method

https://www.science.lu.se/article/two-biology-researchers-receive-generous-starting-grants-european-research-council - 2025-06-07

Published 3 October 2023 Anne L'Huillier, Professor of Atomic Physics at the Department of Physics, is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2023. Read more about Anne L'Huillier: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 | Lund University's main website

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Published 13 October 2023 Photo: Viiru Pesonen/Wikimedia Commons. One result of climate change is that spring is arriving earlier. However, migratory birds are not keeping up with these developments and arrive too late for the peak in food availability when it is time for breeding. By getting the birds to fly a little further north, researchers in Lund, Sweden, and the Netherlands have observed th

https://www.science.lu.se/article/migratory-birds-can-be-taught-adjust-climate-change - 2025-06-07

Publicerad 2 april 2020 Philip Sandberg, kommunstyrelsens ordförande tar emot rapporten från professor Lena Neij, Lunds universitet. Foto: Therese Ek. I en ny rapport från Lunds klimatpolitiska råd utvärderas klimatpolitiken i Lund. Forskarna har i år fokuserat på transportsystemet. Trots höga ambitioner och flertalet insatser för att minska utsläppen behöver det lokala klimatarbetet accelereras f

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/lunds-klimatpolitik-utvarderas-av-forskare - 2025-06-07

Publicerad 7 april 2020 – Sedan industrialiseringen har vi inte bara släppt ut mycket växthusgaser, som ökar den globala uppvärmningen, säger Moa Sporre forskare i kärnfysik. Förbränning har vi även gjort att vi har mycket mer partiklar i luften. Om du andas ut en klar dag i den rena, kalla luften på Arktis så kommer du inte att se ditt andetag forma det moln vi är vana vid att se när temperaturen

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/partiklar-gackar-klimatforskare - 2025-06-07

Av anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - publicerad 23 april 2020 Maskros, kirskål och ramslök är några av alla de ätbara växter som går att hitta både i staden och ute på landsbygden. Bild: Anna Maria Erling. Uteupplevelser har trendat så här i coronatider, när familjemedlemmar ska rastas och social distansering samtidigt tillämpas. Varför inte bota din eller ba

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/upptack-naturen-runt-husknuten-tio-vaxter-att-spana-efter-eller-smaka-pa - 2025-06-07

Av ulrika [dot] oredsson [at] kommuniktaion [dot] lu [dot] se (Ulrika Oredsson) - publicerad 26 maj 2020 Internationell jämförelse över oro för Covid-19 vid mättillfället. Hur oroliga och rädda är människor i olika länder för COVID-19? Och vad anser de om deras myndigheters åtgärder? Sydkoreaner instämmer mest i påståendet att deras regering är effektiv medan japaner gör det i minst grad. Detta oc

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/internationell-jamforelse-av-virusradsla-och-syn-pa-myndigheters-atgarder - 2025-06-07

Av anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - publicerad 27 maj 2020 Statsvetaren Åsa Knaggård om hur politiker fattar beslut under stor osäkerhet: ”I Ungern använder man smittspridningsbegränsande politik för att montera ned demokratin ytterligare. Det är riktigt oroväckande.” Med anledning av coronakrisen intervjuar Lunds universitet en rad forskare som kan kommente

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/sa-fattar-politiker-beslut-under-coronakrisen - 2025-06-07

Av johan [dot] nyman [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Nyman) - publicerad 27 maj 2020 Den skånska floran har förändrats de senaste 200 åren. Foto: Kristine Cinate, Unsplash. Studier från Lunds universitet pekar på att floran i Skåne förändrats drastiskt under 1900-talet och fram till idag. Den största minskningen av artrikedomen kan ses i skogsbygderna i norra och mellersta delarna av S

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/drastiskt-forandrad-flora-i-skane - 2025-06-07

Av stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - publicerad 5 juni 2020 Forskarskolorna ClimBEco vid CEC och Bolincentrets Climate Research School (CRS) har nyligen utvecklat ett samarbete med flera miljö- och klimatfokuserade avsikter. De gemensamma aktiviteterna ska stärka kursutbudet och nätverksmöjligheterna för respektive doktorander och bidra till att driva forskni

https://www.cec.lu.se/sv/artikel/nytt-samarbete-starker-forskning-om-klimat-och-biologisk-mangfald - 2025-06-07