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Dr Amber Hood and Prof. Helena Alexanderson at the Lund Luminescence Laboratory have been involved with the exciting research at the Tomb of Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, Egypt, which recently has made the news. The Meret-Neith Project is a collaboration between the German Archaeological Institute of Cairo, University of Vienna, University of Technology Vienna, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquiti

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/geoarchaeological-research-hits-news - 2026-10-23

A new study is published in Science Advances, titled: “Substantial light woodland and open vegetation characterized the temperate forest biome before Homo sapiens”.  In a study I initiated up in Småland during one of my SGU projects, published in 2013, we discussed vegetation composition during the previous interglacial, the Eemian (129,000–116,000 years ago). Some of the pollen data from that stu

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/new-insights-woodland-composition-during-last-interglacial-co-authored-moller - 2026-10-23

We are so proud! Environmental science student Elvira Källberg has been awarded 30 000 kr from Bo Rydin's Foundation for best MSc thesis "Nutrients and Metals in Sediment and Blue Mussels from Hanö Bay - An Analysis of Marine Environmental Impact from Pulp Mills"The thesis was performed in collaboration with the Marine Centre in Simrishamn, proud advisors Helena Filipsson (Dept. of Geology) and Jo

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/we-are-so-proud-environmental-science-student-elvira-kallberg-has-been-awarded-30-000-kr-bo-rydins - 2026-10-23

Our own Andreas Nilsson is awarded an ERC Consolidator grant for the project: PALEOCORE: Core dynamics on millennial timescales' Gratulations!https://www.lu.se/artikel/tre-lundaforskare-far-23-miljoner-kronor-var-fran-europeiska-forskningsradet

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/our-own-andreas-nilsson-awarded-erc-consolidator-grant-project-paleocore-core-dynamics-millennial - 2026-10-23

There is now an opportunity to participate in an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) exchange between the Department of Geology and the Department of Geosciences at National Taiwan University (NTU). Exciting opportunities await! More information will be available soon, but you can already find general information about Erasmus exchanges on LU's international website. The exchange will run

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/possibilities-erasmus-icm-exchange-taiwan - 2026-10-23

“Cretaceous Diatom Database: A tool for investigating early diatom evolution"Authors: Karolina Bryłka, Matt P. Ashworth, Andrew J. Alverson, Daniel J. ConleyJournal: Journal of PhycologyDOI: 10.1111/jpy.13499https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13499In this article we present first comprehensive database of the Cretaceous Diatoms. We combined two views: palaeontology and phylogenetic. First and foremost we

https://www.geology.lu.se/article/karolina-brylka-and-co-authors-cover-latest-volume-journal-phycology - 2026-10-23

How credible are research results? A new biology study shows that the same data can give different answers depending on the method of analysis used – raising questions about the stability of scientific conclusions. To strengthen credibility, researchers need to be better at accounting for their methods. Ever since the 17th century, when modern scientific research was born, methods have been refine

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/reliability-scientific-methods-under-scrutiny - 2026-10-23

Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-eyed freshwater migrants to find food in murky waters. This is shown in a large study from Lund University in Sweden. Animals’ eyes, just like those of humans, are a kind of window to the world. Eyesight controls important

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesight - 2026-10-23

Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent giant virus DNA in their genome. Biology researchers at Lund University in Sweden have spent several years studying microorganisms isolated from Lake Krageholm in Skåne and Lake Örsjön in Småland. During the most recent ele

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genome - 2026-10-23

Øystein Opedal, associate senior lecturer at the Department of Biology, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Congratulations, Øystein! Can you tell us a little about your project?“The project aims to better understand how plants adapt to new pollination environments, such as declining pollinator populations or local changes in the diversity of pollinator species. We know quite a lot about how p

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biologist-receives-erc-starting-grant - 2026-10-23

Click "Show content" to accept cookies and watch the video. Show content Dung beetles are among the strongest animals in the world. They also possess an exceptional ability to cooperate. Research shows that female and male spider dung beetles together are able to move large dung balls across difficult obstacles. However, same-sex attempts to do the same always ended in aggressive fights. Dung beet

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-moves - 2026-10-23

Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will receive EUR 2 million to study how warm-blooded animals are affected as the climate becomes warmer and more unpredictable. As part of the project, he will study different species of birds to determine how quickly heat tolerance could evolve and what will happen to our bird populations if tolerance fails to adapt. In the final part, Nord

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/researcher-receive-erc-consolidator-grant - 2026-10-23

Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new research conducted at Lund University in Sweden, among others. The research results can potentially benefit the development of navigation robots in crisis situations where GPS does not work, for example. According to the study, bumblebees appear capable of navigating as well as vertebrates can, an

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2026-10-23

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising, and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected. Every year, the amount of plastic in the world’s oceans increases by between

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2026-10-23

Eric Warrant, a professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Incredible journeys: How do multiple sensory cues allow animal migrants to precisely navigate to a distant goal?” Congratulations Eric, how does it feel?“Very gratifying! This is my second Advanced Grant and it feels like a good confirmation that we are on the right path with our research.”C

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biology-professor-receives-prestigious-eu-grant - 2026-10-23

A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey to cool inland caves. It also reveals that the Earth’s magnetic field plays an important role in the enigmatic moth’s navigation. It is absolutely amazing considering the length of the journey. It’s the equivalent of a h

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2026-10-23

A new study from Lund University shows that migratory birds fly most efficiently at moderate speeds – precisely the pace they use during their long journeys across continents. Now, at the end of summer, when thrush nightingales leave Sweden for Southern Africa, they don’t fly flat out. Instead, they cruise at a steady pace – and according to the study from Lund, that’s no coincidence.Migratory bir

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/not-too-fast-not-too-slow-perfect-pace-migrating-birds - 2026-10-23

Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, receives an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”. Congratulations Staffan, how does it feel?”It still feels quite surreal. I worked for a very long time on the application, which I submitted a year ago. The decision that came in June was initially a rejection, then changed to reserve, and after three months

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/staffan-bensch-receives-erc-advanced-grant-research-songbird-migration-behaviour - 2026-10-23

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 - 2026-10-23

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 - 2026-10-23