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Microbiology

2022.08.30

Warring genetic parasites could lead to new defenses against dangerous bacteria

Plasmids – a type of autonomous genetic parasites in bacteria – are armed with a previously unknown…

smoking

2022.08.24

More Danes quit smoking during COVID

Danish smokers bought less tobacco and more of them quit smoking than usual during the COVID…

Arctic

2022.08.23

Popular research station reopens in Greenland: Danish zoologist recognized the greenhouse effect at same site in 1904

For more than a century, Arctic climate research has been collected and stored at the University of…

Nature

2022.08.23

New revelations about an ancient fish: the secret to swimming upside down

An after-hours trip to Aarhus University Hospital Skejby’s radiology department has shed light on a…

Pets

2022.08.11

The modern dog fights a lonely battle

Separation anxiety and behavioral problems. Veterinary care and malnutrition are no longer the main…

Endurance

2022.07.22

Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey

Unparalleled endurance allowed Homo erectus to tire antelopes on the savannah two million years ago…

Biology

2022.07.21

When you Google the word 'tick', you're helping science

Knowledge about the spread of tick-borne diseases is extremely limited and notoriously difficult to…

Insects

2022.07.15

Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses

A unique fungus survives by 'bewitching' male flies into mating with dead female flies. The longer …

Biodiversity

2022.07.13

New biodiversity report: The value of nature should be included in Danish economic decision making

Denmark is miles away from meeting its agreed targets for nature and biodiversity. To remedy the…

Insects

2022.07.06

Invasive ant species headed to Denmark: super colony builders ruled by several thousand queens

A warmer climate is causing new species of ants to head for Denmark. One of them is likely to invad…

Faculty of Science

Warring genetic parasites could lead to new defenses against dangerous bacteria

More Danes quit smoking during COVID

Popular research station reopens in Greenland: Danish zoologist recognized the greenhouse effect at same site in 1904

New revelations about an ancient fish: the secret to swimming upside down

The modern dog fights a lonely battle

Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey

When you Google the word 'tick', you're helping science

Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses

New biodiversity report: The value of nature should be included in Danish economic decision making

Invasive ant species headed to Denmark: super colony builders ruled by several thousand queens