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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…

Hartshorn salt and “baking” solves a serious environmental problem

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially…

New understanding of the body’s cells: Synchronise like pendulum clocks

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered that old grandfather clocks and human…

Greenland ice sheet

Pay dirt for ice core scientists in East Greenland as they reach bedrock

An international research collaboration (EGRIP) headed by ice core scientists from the University o…

Gloomy climate calculation: Scientists predict a collapse of the Atlantic ocean current to happen mid-century

Important ocean current that redistribute heat, cold and precipitation between the tropics and the…

Life on Earth didn’t arise as described in textbooks

No, oxygen didn’t catalyze the swift blossoming of Earth’s first multicellular organisms. The…

Extreme measuring device can bring quantum technology to your smartphone

University of Copenhagen researchers have invented a “quantum drum” that can measure pressure, a ga…

Computer science

22-year-old talent is now ‘researcher Tetris’ world champion

With world-class programming, 22-year-old computer science student William Bille Meyling beats…

artificial intelligence

ChatGPT promotes American norms and values

ChatGPT, the revolutionary new AI chatbot, reflects American norms and values – even when queried…

Number cruncher calculates whether whales are acting weirdly

We humans can be a scary acquaintance for whales in the wild. This includes marine biologists…