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A new land reform can address climate challenges facing the agricultural sector, researchers argue

Rewetting low-lying organic soils that are currently under agricultural cultivation has a…

Sustainable Food

Learning how to grow super mushrooms, with termites as teachers

Termites have cultivated and eaten them for 30 million years. This incredible mushroom has more…

Earth’s many new lakes

The number of lakes on our planet has increased substantially in recent decades, according to a…

Almost every other Dane is trying to cut back on meat

New sociological research shows that almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their…

THE CLIMATE RESEARCHERS

Psychology professor: Experiences in Virtual Reality can motivate us to climate action

Most people see the need for a green transition, but our actions do not always follow suit, says…

Chemists to capture atmospheric methane with sugar

Can a carbohydrate actually suck methane, a greenhouse gas, directly out of the air? Researchers at…

Arctic vegetation has a major impact on warming

An international team of research scientists, University of Copenhagen researchers among them, has…

New projects will map conflicts over coastal protection in Denmark and environmental mobilisation in Indonesia

Two projects at the Department of Anthropology have received grants from the Independent Research…

Now we know how plants steer clear of salt

To avoid salt in soil, plants can change their root direction and grow away from saline areas.…

Is the future of whipped cream fat-free and made of bacteria and beer waste?

Bacteria-based whipped cream could be the future. Food researchers at the University of Copenhagen…