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Two Faculty of Science researchers receive major grants from the Wallenberg Foundation
Oscar Agertz, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Physics, and Emma Sparr, Professor at the Department of Chemistry, have been awarded almost SEK 50 million in research funding fr...
Nightjar wings reveal a trade-off between hunting slowly and travelling far
The nightjar migrates thousands of kilometres, yet the same wings must also help it catch insects at low speeds. A new study from Lund University shows how these competing demands ...
Only 9 per cent of major companies use biodiversity indicators, study finds
Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only nine per cent of the world’s largest companies in sectors with a major impact on biodiversity u...
A honey bee colony can be viewed as a superorganism
A new study seeks to challenge the conventional view of a honey bee colony. By viewing colonies as superorganisms, the fundamental biology of the honey bee colony is redefined. The...
Researchers solve mystery of how plants sense touch
A feather-light touch can trigger a chain reaction in a plant in less than a minute. Researchers at Lund University have identified the molecular signaling pathway that links mecha...