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16 Jun 2026
The featherlight long-distance fliers with parchment-thin wings
They cross oceans, glide on monsoon winds, and can appear in new places after thousands of kilometres in the air. Now a new study from Lund University shows that dragonflies are am...
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12 Jun 2026
What is quantum science – and why is everyone talking about it?
Quantum. The word is appearing more and more frequently in discussions about future technologies, security, medicine and computing. At the same time, the field is often perceived a...
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10 Jun 2026
Researcher have developed a unique map of tree species
Abdulhakim Abdi, a researcher at Lund University, has produced new maps of the dominant tree species in southern Sweden using satellite data and machine learning. These have now be...
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27 May 2026
Crafoord Laureate highlights overlooked climate drivers
When Crafoord Prize laureate Veerabhadran Ramanathan visited Lund on 18 May, he combined personal reflections with a powerful scientific message: understanding aerosols and greenho...
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19 May 2026
Researcher highlights the effects of border changes on the West Bank
Salem Thawaba, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Birzeit University in Palestine, visited Lund at the end of April. He was there to participate in teaching activities and d...
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19 May 2026
Birds can suffer serious harm from heatwaves
Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University ...
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18 May 2026
When planets migrate: Lund researcher contributes key analysis
How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Que...
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8 May 2026
Car exhaust fumes linked to DNA damage and weakened immunity in city birds
Air pollution does not only harm human health. New research shows that birds also experience measurable biological changes after breathing in soot particles from traffic emissions.
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8 May 2026
How a strange fruit fly became a bloodthirsty underwater hunter
A carnivorous fruit fly living in bubbling African streams may sound like a fever dream. However, with the help of DNA analysis of a pinned insect from a museum in Zurich, research...
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6 May 2026
New DNA technology could support police investigations
Where were the suspects located before a crime was committed? Where was a bomb assembled or a batch of drugs produced? A new technique that analyzes environmental DNA could help pr...
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6 May 2026
Snow fly beats the freeze with built-in ‘heat pulses’
A tiny insect that lives on snow has revealed an unexpected survival trick: it can generate its own heat to withstand sub-zero temperatures. The finding sheds new light on how life...
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6 May 2026
Phosphorus deficiency may exacerbate climate problems
A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon d...
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5 May 2026
Fungi crucial to the recovery of tropical islands
Underground fungi play a central role in the fragile ecosystems of atoll islands. The unique symbiotic relationship between these fungi and rainforest trees is vital for the restor...
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4 May 2026
Nocturnal migratory birds follow rhythm of the moon
Moonlight determines when the red-necked nightjar feeds, migrates and raises its young. A groundbreaking long-term study from Lund University shows how the migratory bird’s entire ...
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24 Apr 2026
Songbird’s extreme desert migration mapped
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 Sw...
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2 Apr 2026
Research at the Department of Physics contributes to two new strategic research areas
Researchers at the Department of Physics contribute key expertise to two new strategic research areas that the Swedish Research Council has recently recommended the government to e...
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30 Mar 2026
Three mathematicians awarded major grants
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24 Mar 2026
Aggressive female fish put stop to mating - may lead to new species
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 ...
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20 Mar 2026
Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests
Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous es...
