2023.10.03 Villum Synergy: Interdisciplinary research Although solutions to major challenges usually require cross-disciplinary collaboration, researcher…
THE BRAIN 2023.09.22 Jellyfish are smarter than you think Jellyfish are more advanced than once thought. A new study from the University of Copenhagen has…
Funding 2023.09.22 The unorthodox research ideas still have golden days at the Department of Biology This year's 49 Villum Experiment grant recipients have been selected from a strong field of over…
Funding 2023.09.08 New Horizon Europe funding to BIO and ICMM researchers Professor Lotte Bang Pedersen, Søren Tvorup Christensen (Section of Cell Biology and Physiology,…
Biodiversity 2023.09.02 Three out of four populations of rare butterflies have been lost In just 26 years, the distribution of rare butterflies has plummeted by 72% in Eastern Denmark.…
Animals 2023.08.14 Denmark is crawling with the world's most resilient creature They’re found on Mount Everest, in the deep seas, aboard the International Space Station and…
VIRUS 2023.07.05 Danish researchers solve the mystery of how deadly virus hide in humans With a new method for examining virus samples researchers from the University of Copenhagen have…
Health 2023.05.31 Could this explain why childhood obesity leads to early puberty? Puberty often begins early for children who are obese. While there is nothing new about this fact, …
Seadragon 2023.05.30 Study finds weedy seadragons genetically connected across the Great Southern Reef Common, or weedy, seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) are iconic fish in their native waters of…
Dissemination Award 2023.05.09 Spaghetti-armed egghead strives to move people with facts Hans Henrik Bruun is an especially active voice of reason in public discourse about the present and…
Diseases 2023.05.03 High-throughput experiments might ensure a better diagnosis of hereditary diseases All human beings are genetically very similar, sharing approx. 99.9% of the DNA code. The remaining…
Prize 2023.04.28 British Ecological Society journal prize winner: Aya Permin The British Ecological Society (BES) has announced the winners of its journal prizes for research…
Insects 2023.03.22 Researchers get to the “bottom” of how beetles use their butts to stay hydrated Beetles are champions at surviving in extremely dry environments. In part, this property is due to…
Sustainability 2023.01.18 Sustainability: A dirty game Sustainability is a concept that can be hard to understand and even harder to implement. What if yo…