Greenland ice sheet 2022.05.20 Dorthe Dahl-Jensen awarded Hans Egede Medal On Wednesday, ice core researcher Dorthe Dahl-Jensen was awarded the Hans Egede Medal for her…
plant science 2022.05.20 How plants colonized the land University of Copenhagen researchers have shed new light on how plant life became established on th…
Physics 2022.05.11 Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers Our electronics can no longer shrink and are on the verge of overheating. But in a new discovery…
Relief 2022.05.03 Professor: "B12 deficiency harms young children's development – and the food relief we provide isn’t good enough" Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anaemia, according to a study…
Plants 2022.04.29 Phenomenal raw materials will get Danes to fall in love with plant-based diets Phenomenal raw materials and ingredients are the way forward if more people are to replace meat…
Cyber security 2022.04.28 Scientific advance leads to a new tool in the fight against hackers A new form of security identification could soon see the light of day and help us protect our data…
Strength Training 2022.04.22 Varied strength-training programmes increase strength, but not muscle mass For years, it has been assumed that variation in strength-training programmes impacts training…
The Universe 2022.04.13 Breaking news from the dawn of the universe Gazing back to the early epochs after the Big Bang, for the first time have scientists found the…
Medicinal Chemistry 2022.03.31 Revolutionary tool could meet future pandemics with accelerated response A new tool speeds up development of vaccines and other pharmaceutical products by more than one…
Astrophysics 2022.03.31 Hubble spots most distant single star ever seen, at a record distance of 28 billion lightyears With a fortuitous lineup of a massive cluster of galaxies, astronomers from among other institutes…
SCIENCE DISSEMINATION AWARD 2022 2022.03.31 Professor inspired by housewives and schoolchildren University of Copenhagen professor Dennis Sandris Nielsen has been awarded SCIENCE’s Dissemination…
FOOD 2022.03.29 Why the food crisis will pass Even though the food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is now causing acute problems, there is…
cells 2022.03.28 Octopus-like tentacles help cancer cells invade the body With the help of the worlds best tweezers a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen…
Artificial Intelligence 2022.03.28 The Danish Pioneer Centre for AI marks its official opening On 28 March Denmark's new Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence marks its official opening wit…
Geology 2022.03.25 Groundbreaking earthquake discovery: Risk models overlook an important element Earthquakes themselves affect the movement of Earth's tectonic plates, which in turn could impact o…
Volcanoes 2022.03.16 Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the…
Climate 2022.03.11 Past global photosynthesis reacted quickly to more carbon in the air Ice cores allow climate researchers to look 800,000 years back in time: atmospheric carbon acts as…
Bird Life 2022.03.10 How new bird species arise Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved.…
History of Earth 2022.03.09 Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide asteroi…
ASTROPHYSICS 2022.03.09 Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies Researchers provide the first plausible explanation to why one of the most massive black hole pairs…
FOOD 2022.03.08 Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don't lose weight A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to…
Biology 2022.03.07 Pig grunts reveal their emotions We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the…
TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE 2022.03.01 Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy Artificial neural networks are deployed intensively by social media platforms like Twitter and…
Plant science 2022.02.24 Plants use the pungency of sandwich and sushi condiments to defend themselves For the first time, new research from the University of Copenhagen proves how plants defend…
Robot technology 2022.02.22 New robot helps dairy workers make Havarti and Danbo The world's very first cheese robot is on the move and helping a Danish dairy with the quality…
climate 2022.02.21 290 million new city dwellers benefit China's climate balance Contrary to popular belief, China’s massive emigration from rural areas to cities has been shown to…
bevilling 2022.02.21 Industry and universities come together to support science in dairy Under the partnership name Arla Food for Health (AFH), four key players from both industry and…
Insects 2022.02.21 Insect wingbeats will help quantify biodiversity Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without…
Fat tissue 2022.02.17 Well-functioning fat may be the key to fewer old-age ailments Fat tissue plays an important role in human health. However, our fat tissue loses function as we…
education 2022.02.17 How to choose the right programme of study Are you interested in pursuing an education in the sciences, or in the humanities? Do you feel like…
agriculture 2022.02.16 Pharmaceutical residues in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have the feared effect Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manur…
Chemicals 2022.02.11 Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found several hundred different chemical substance…
BEER 2022.02.10 Researchers make non-alcoholic beer taste like regular beer Finally, researchers have found a way to brew non-alcoholic beer that tastes just like regular beer…
Cells 2022.02.07 Researchers gain a unique view of the inner life of cells The ever-changing shape of the interior of cells limits our understanding to whatever snapshot we’r…
FOOD SCIENCE 2022.01.26 X-rays will make plant diets of the future more tasty X-rays can be used to examine the tiniest parts of food and provide us with fresh knowledge about…
Geography 2022.01.24 Satellite images reveal a nexus between war, cropland abandonment and food insecurity in South Sudan A new study sheds light on a complex interaction of armed conflict, cropland abandonment and…
Mathematics 2022.01.24 Researchers will enlighten us about insurance and pensions With DKK 45 million (€6M) over the next 12 years, the University of Copenhagen has landed a…
Geology 2022.01.19 The early Earth may have behaved more like Venus A new study from the University of Copenhagen suggests that there may have been another form of…
Consumer behaviour 2022.01.05 Healthy shopping peaks in January Year after year, January is the month when we load our shopping baskets with the healthiest foods,…