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High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from Lund University in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with complex ecological processes that affect how animals move between different altitude levels. We often consider the air as simply a void – but it is in fact alive an

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped - 2026-05-01

A unique long-term study, in which samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have collected samples every year from hundreds of blue tits in a single population at a local breeding area outside Lund. This has prov

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria - 2026-05-01

Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature’s calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate. “The samples have proved to be an unexpected, unique and very exciting ar

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/old-air-samples-military-reveal-climate-change - 2026-05-01

How should scientists handle deep disagreements? A new paper by researcher Juan Gefaell and Professor Tobias Uller at Lund University introduces a more constructive way to deal with disputes in ecology and evolutionary biology – by turning opponents into collaborators. “Despite some apparent challenges, it is feasible to apply adversarial collaboration to ecology and evolutionary biology disputes.

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/turning-scientific-rivals-partners - 2026-05-01

When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather honey, but their presence affects wild bumblebees. An Irish-Swedish research team has shown in a new study that wild bumblebees change their behaviour and are smaller in size when the number of beehives increases. The rese

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/honeybees-crowd-out-bumblebees-even-flower-rich-heathlands - 2026-05-01

Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study how not to disrupt animal flight and the evolution of eyesight. Michael Bok, researcher, Lund Vision GroupCan you describe your research?I study the evolution of eyes and visual systems. This new grant attempts to discover how advanced visual abilities like colour and polarisation v

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/lund-university-researchers-awarded-major-eu-grant - 2026-05-01

Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the birds’ journeys in detail. It turns out that they may have a more complex genetic migration programme than researchers have previously been able to show. “We can now follow a bird’s location through

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/new-technology-reveals-migratory-birds-stunning-precision-flight - 2026-05-01

A myriad of colours that survived millions of years of evolution have disappeared in a short period of time. The culprit? A bright green, aggressive, and sexually dominant wall lizard that has wiped out several colour variants within its speci Many animal species display clearly defined colour variants, or colour morphs. These are not just superficial differences, but are often linked to different

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/hulk-lizard-knocks-out-ancient-colour-palette - 2026-05-01

A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch – from simple light sensitivity to the ability to discern objects. This happened despite the fact that the digital creatures weren’t given any instructions. The results show how AI can be used to understand the inner secrets of evolution. Imagine that you are sitting in front of a computer. In the

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/researchers-create-ai-animals-simulate-evolution-vision - 2026-05-01

Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle – and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage their mycelium, the network that builds the structure of fungus. The results could provide new insights into the carbon cycle and climate. Researchers have investigated how fungi recycle their mycelium when they grow. Using

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/recycling-strategies-fungi-can-affect-how-forests-store-carbon - 2026-05-01

Beneath our feet, there is a bustling world of life that is crucial to both food and climate. Yet we often take this hidden ecosystem for granted. With new technology, research and culture, soil ecologist Edith Hammer and her colleagues, together with artist duo (p)Art of the Biomass, are opening a whole new window to the underground and a world few of us have seen. Edith Hammer is a soil ecologis

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/window-underground-where-soil-science-meets-culture - 2026-05-01

When fish from different habitats meet, it’s not always love at first swim. New research from Lund University in Sweden in collaboration with North Carolina State University shows that aggressive females can actively repel males from the “wrong” environment. This behaviour may ultimately contribute to the emergence of new species. Understanding how species evolve is one of the most fundamental que

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/aggressive-female-fish-put-stop-mating-may-lead-new-species - 2026-05-01

Mosses and liverworts are common in forests, wetlands and on rocky surfaces – yet their chemical composition remains relatively little explored. A European research project is now investigating whether these small plants could become a source of new bioactive compounds for applications such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The BRYOMOLECULES project has now reached its halfway point. At Lund Unive

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/small-plants-big-potential - 2026-05-01

Every year a small songbird, no heavier than a letter, crosses the Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean and the Arabian Desert on its migration. New research from Lund University in Sweden now reveals how the tiny bird manages this arduous journey: by flying night after night - and doing nothing during the day. The thrush nightingale is a songbird is a long-distance traveller that arrives in Sweden in

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/songbirds-extreme-desert-migration-mapped - 2026-05-01

Johan Mauritsson är professor i atomfysik och en trogen gäst på Gerdahallen som är Lunds universitets stiftelsedrivna gym. Nu har han tagit klivet att även utbilda sig till instruktör. IntervjuVad var det som fick dig att vilja bli yogainstruktör?Jag har hållit på med yoga sedan jag var liten, med min mor. Sedan hittade jag tillbaka till yogan här på Gerdahallen för åtta, tio år sedan efter en ska

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2025/atomfysikern-som-blev-yogainstruktor - 2026-05-01

Nu har rekryteringsgruppen beslutat vilka kandidater som ska kallas till en första intervju för rektorstjänsten. Under mars ska rekryteringsgruppen intervjua kandidaterna. De som kallas till en första intervju är:Aylin Ahadi professor, Lunds universitetMats Benner, professor, Lunds universitetMartin Malmsten, professor, Köpenhamns universitetErik Renström, professor, Lunds universitetAnna Stenport

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2026/fem-kandidater-kallas-till-intervju-rektorstjansten-pa-lunds-universitet - 2026-05-01

I samband med årshögtiden i Universitetshusets aula i slutet av januari delas Lunds universitets administrativa pris ut. I år går detta till LTH-medarbetaren Lena Nielsen, som är programplanerare för bland annat programmen i bioteknik och kemiteknik. ”Under mina år som programledare har jag otaliga gånger imponerats av Lena Nielsens enastående kunskaper om i princip allt som rör universitetets reg

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2022/lena-nielsen-far-universitetets-administrativa-pris - 2026-05-01

LTH fick en jubileumsprofessur vid sitt 60-årsjubileum i donation av Familjen Eliassons stiftelse för utveckling av god byggnadskultur. Nu är den nyrekryterade Pieter de Wilde på plats. Lunds universitet är bäst i Sverige på hållbart och energieffektivt byggande. Det anser Hans Eliasson, ordförande för Familjen Eliassons stiftelse för utveckling av god byggnadskultur – och därför har stiftelsen va

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2023/pieter-de-wilde-blir-lths-jubileumsprofessor-energieffektivt-byggande - 2026-05-01

KRÖNIKA. Den 3 oktober – tisdagen i den så kallade Nobelveckan – kommer att gå till historien som dagen då LTH och Lunds universitet fick sitt allra första egna Nobelpris. Samtidigt var det en arbetsdag bland många, för oss alla. Kommunikatören Evelina Lindén som delar sin arbetstid mellan Fysicum och LTH:s kansli skriver om hur det var att plötsligt se sin arbetsplats invaderas av media. Det är k

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2023/en-dag-pa-jobbet-nobelyran-bakom-kulisserna - 2026-05-01

Att leva med bipolär sjukdom är att ständigt balansera mellan ytterligheter – något som kan bli extra svårt om diagnosen möts av tystnad och stigmatisering. För att synliggöra psykisk ohälsa och varför det angår oss alla, även på jobbet, har fem LTH-institutioner gått samman och bjudit in föreläsaren Henrik Wahlström. I sin presentation delar han med sig av sina egna erfarenheter av bipolär sjukdo

https://www.lthin.lth.se/artikel/2026/livet-pa-balansbommen-att-prata-om-psykisk-ohalsa-pa-jobbet - 2026-05-01