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, we have up until now known

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/algae-swedish-lakes-provide-insights-how-complex-life-earth-developed - 2025-09-11

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. The celestial body, with a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/scientists-discover-rare-element-exoplanets-atmosphere - 2025-09-11

iStock/Irina Shatilova Recruiting osteoarthritis patients with a lot of pain to clinical studies, may give incorrect results if the researcher does account for the natural variation in pain that occurs. A research group from Lund University in Sweden is now drawing attention to the traps in clinical studies on osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is a lifelong joint disease that is becoming increasingly

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-questions-efficacy-many-osteoarthritis-treatments - 2025-09-11

The natural sources of sand and dust storms are mainly deserts and dry lands. In the hot months in the summertime, the strong north-easterly winds carry large amounts of particles across the region. Photo: AFP PHOTO/STR The Middle East and North African region lose about $ 13 billion a year because of increasing sand and dust storms. By combining learnings from artificial intelligence and 3000-yea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/sand-and-dust-storm-research-find-answers-ai-and-ancient-knowledge - 2025-09-11

Christelle Prinz (Photo: Kennet Rhona) Christelle Prinz, Professor of Solid State Physics at Lund University, has been awarded an ERC Proof of Concept Grant for her research into creating cost-effective biosensor diagnostics for the early detection of ovarian cancer. What is your research project about?The project is a collaboration work with Dr. Jae Yen Shin, a former colleague and entrepreneur. 

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/erc-grant-research-early-detection-ovarian-cancer - 2025-09-11

Christine Wamsler, Martin Garwicz and Max Liljefors. Photo: Kennet Ruona What inner capacities do we need to support a more sustainable society? During the past decades, focus has been on addressing societal crises through external – technical, economic or medical – solutions. But in order to create real change, we must also tackle the underlying root causes: our broken relationship to nature, oth

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/inner-journey-towards-sustainable-future - 2025-09-11

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 convert supplied energy

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bats-ability-convert-energy-muscle-power-affected-flight-speed - 2025-09-11

Photo: Andrea Piacquadio. Pexel In a new PhD thesis from Lund University in Sweden, gender studies researcher Marco Bacio interviewed male sex workers in Sweden and Italy. What surprised him the most was that a majority of the sex workers were well-educated - and middle class. Female sex work is far more common than male sex work, and so is research about the same topic. According to Marco Bacio,

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/male-sex-workers-are-often-well-educated-and-middle-class - 2025-09-11

Photo: Johan Persson Deeper relationships with colleagues we were already close with, while others drifted further away. During the pandemic, spontaneous meetings decreased, and we created social filter bubbles. This is shown by a study from Lund University in Sweden that investigated how we managed our work relationships during the Covid-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, many colleagues were redu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/working-remotely-during-pandemic-created-social-filter-bubbles - 2025-09-11

Photo: MICHAEL ROSSKOTHEN/MostPhotos Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another person’s visual perspective is a complex skill that emerges around the age of two. A new study from Lund University in Sweden, published in Science Advances, suggests that this ability first arose in dinosaurs, at least 60 million years before it

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dinosaurs-were-first-take-perspectives-others - 2025-09-11

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 samples from across Europe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/microorganisms-climate-adaptation-can-slow-down-global-warming - 2025-09-11

Photo: Pixaby With the market for fossil fuels in decline, the oil industry is investing heavily in the chemical and plastics industry instead. The strategy seems to be working: the plastics industry is growing faster than the global economy. Multibillion-dollar subsidies from states and publicly funded banks, combined with weak legislation, are reasons behind the rapid growth, according to a new

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/us-europe-subsidize-rapidly-expanding-petrochemical-industry - 2025-09-11

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 planet. However, until now

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/bacteria-are-vital-diversity-and-survival-insects - 2025-09-11

Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humans, and pottery shards have been found that are almost 16 000 years old. Photo: iStockphoto. Clay is a material that has been used since ancient times for protecting, building and carrying things. If we learn more about how to change various properties of clays, such as through the addition of certain molecules or salts, we can use them for new and s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/clay-ancient-material-great-future - 2025-09-11

To cope with "fast fashion" innovation and creative skills are needed. Photo: Nick de Partee/Unsplash Partners from across Europe gather in Lund on 1-2 June to launch the new European policy platform, ekip. The platform, commissioned by the EU Commission, aims to develop policy recommendations to promote innovation within the cultural and creative industries. "We need cultural and creative compete

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-innovation-platform-strengthens-cultural-and-creative-industries - 2025-09-11

Participants on the course “Innovation, Transformation and Resilience for Sustainable Development” listen to Mats Benner, dean of the School of Economics and Management. Photo: Kennet Ruona The African Union’s organisation for development cooperation (AUDA-NEPAD) sent a delegation to Lund in May to strengthen and further develop cooperation concerning education for African professionals. For the s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-university-cooperation-sustainable-development-africa - 2025-09-11

Isabel Goncalves, Jiangming Sun, and Andreas Edsfeldt studying two atherosclerotic plaques (Photo: Petra Olsson) A common cause of myocardial infarction and stroke is the rupture of atherosclerotic plaques. The exact location of plaque ruptures has previously been unknown, but now researchers at Lund University have mapped this. The research team has also identified an enzyme, a marker, that they

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-discoveries-about-where-atherosclerotic-plaques-rupture-can-lead-preventive-treatments - 2025-09-11

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, something that also affects

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/urban-great-tits-less-stressed-their-countryside-cousins - 2025-09-11

Amongst those 65 and over, as many as one in three suffer from the disease, with the most common symptoms being pain in the knees, hips, hands and feet. Photo: iStockphoto The number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growing endemic diseases in the world. Andrea Dell’Isola, an associate professor a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/we-are-getting-older-and-heavier-osteoarthritis-increasing - 2025-09-11

English celebrations after Beth Mead made it 1-0 in the 2022 European Championship semi-final between England and Sweden. Photo: Adam Ihse/TT With a month to go until the Football World Cup, we ask: how do you build a winning team? Having a coach who has done their emotional homework and is good at establishing psychological security is important. Clearly defined roles and a communicative team can

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-build-winning-team - 2025-09-11