Published 20 March 2025 Comparing two unpublished datasets - one on the relationship between the number of siblings and the growth of blue tits - revealed different results. Photo: Johan Nilsson. 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 co

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/reliability-scientific-methods-under-scrutiny - 2025-06-29

Published 4 April 2025 They eye of a roach with a large pupil. Photo: Kaj Hulthén. 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 l

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/migrating-roach-have-sharper-eyesight - 2025-06-29

Published 12 May 2025 Researchers Maria Svensson Coelho and Hannah Blossom perform winter sampling of the green alga Chlamydomonas in Lake Krageholmssjön. Photo: Karin Rengefors. 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 res

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/unicellular-green-algae-may-carry-giant-virus-dna-their-genome - 2025-06-29

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 5 September 2024 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

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biologist-receives-erc-starting-grant - 2025-06-29

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 24 September 2024 Film: Johan Nyman. 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 s

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/beetles-cooperate-tricky-dung-moves - 2025-06-29

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 6 December 2024 Andreas Nord. Photo: Erik Thor. 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 q

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/researcher-receive-erc-consolidator-grant - 2025-06-29

By Lena [dot] Bjork_Blixt [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Lena Björk Blixt) - published 16 August 2024 In the study, each bumblebee had a small tag attached to its back so that the researchers could distinguish the various individuals when testing their navigation ability. Photo: Rickesh Patel. Bumblebees have a great capacity to navigate despite their small brain size. This is borne out of new re

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bumblebees-sense-direction-rivals-humans - 2025-06-29

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 11 October 2024 Grazing zooplankton, daphnia, which are an important source of food for fish, were found to be particularly vulnerable. Photo: Erik Selander/Lund University. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising,

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2025-06-29

By Johan [dot] Joelsson [at] science [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 17 June 2025 Professor Eric Warrant. Photo: Inger Ekström. 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 f

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/biology-professor-receives-prestigious-eu-grant - 2025-06-29

Published 19 June 2025 Photo: Ajay Narendra. 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 leng

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/moths-use-stars-and-earths-magnetic-field-compass - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 24 april 2018 Mikael Calner berättar om skånes berggrund. Foto Kerstin Ekström http://www.skd.se/2018/04/22/pa-spaning-efter-fossiler/

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/naturskydsforeningen-pa-utflykt-i-bjarsjolagard - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 24 april 2018 Svante Björck med fler har skrivit en artikel i Nature med nya rön om senaste istidens köldperiod, Yngre Dryas, med titeln: "Warm summers during the Younger Dryas cold reversal"

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/forsvagning-av-golfstrommen-kan-leda-till-mycket-varma-somrar-i-europa - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 28 maj 2018 Fem nya doktorer från Geologiska institutionen promoverades den 25e maj: Victoria Beckman, Martin Bernhardson, Laurie Charrieau, Elisabeth Einarsson och Johan Gren.Doktorspromotionen

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/fem-nya-doktorer-fran-geologiska-institutionen-promoverade - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 4 juni 2018 Vi gratulerar Helena Alexanderson som återigen har tilldelats Lunds naturvetarkårs pedagogiska pris. Priset presenterades under Naturvetenskapliga fakultetens examensceremoni den 3 juni, där även sex studenter från Geologiska institutionen mottog sina examensdiplom.

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/helena-alexanderson-har-ater-tilldelats-lunds-naturvetarkars-pedagogiska-pris - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 4 juni 2018 Vi firar våra duktiga kandidatarbetare som höll sina posterpresentationer 1 juni 2018, hoppas vi ses till hösten!

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/vi-firar-vara-duktiga-kandidatarbetare-som-holl-sina-posterpresentationer-1-juni-2018-hoppas-vi-ses - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 20 juni 2018 Martin Bernhardson är från 1 juli anställd som forskare här på institutionen för att i fyra månader jobba med att kartera Skånes glaciala landformer med hjälp av LiDAR-data. Projektet är finansierat av Crafoordska stiftelsen och han kommer att arbeta tillsammans med Helena Alexanderson, Lena Adrielsson, Johanna Anjar (Universitetet i Sørøst Norge) och Per Möller.

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/martin-bernhardson-anstalld-som-forskare - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 31 augusti 2018 Vi gratulerar Elisabeth Einarsson som har tilldelats utmärkelsen Årets geolog av Geosektionen inom Naturvetarna!"Elisabeth har under många år drivit arbetet med "Geologi på skolschemat". Hon driver frågan mot politiker och agerar själv lärare när någon skola efterfrågar geologisk kunskap. Elisabeth har tagit fram lärarmaterial som är tillgänglig på Geologins Dags hemsida

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/elisabeth-einarsson-utnamnd-till-arets-geolog - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 10 september 2018 Sedan den 1 september är Helena Alexanderson även anställd vid Institutt for geovitenskap, UiT Norges arktiske universitet i Tromsö, Norge. Anställningen som professor II (ungefär adjungerad professor) är på 20% och omfattar både forskning och undervisning. Kontakta gärna Helena om du är intresserad av samarbete med Universitetet i Tromsö som har en stark arktisk profi

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/ny-tjanst-och-samarbete-med-universitetet-i-tromso - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 2 oktober 2018 Foto: Lena Björk Blixt Kisel har avgörande inverkan på planetens klimatNu startar ett omfattande forskningsprojekt kring mineralet kisel och de anonyma klimathjältarna i havet, kiselalgerna. Varje dygn tar de små kiselalgerna upp enorma mängder kol ur atmosfären. Och vid sin död tar de kol med sig ner i graven.Daniel Conley, professor i biogeokemi vid Lunds universitet,

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/daniel-conley-far-drygt-34-miljoner-kronor-ett-femarigt-projekt-om-det-globala-kretsloppet-kisel - 2025-06-29

Publicerad 16 oktober 2018 Anders disputerade i Lund år 2017 på en multidisciplinär studie om den ordoviciska perioden (ca 485 till 443 miljoner år sedan). Avhandlingen behandlar en mycket händelserik tid i jordens historia som karaktäriseras av stora förändringar i både klimat, sediment och organismer. Undersökningarna bedrevs i ett regionalt och globalt perspektiv med fokus framför allt på bergg

https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/anders-lindskog-har-tilldelats-jan-bergstrompriset-till-unga-forskare - 2025-06-29