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New head of the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen

Jakob Grue Simonsen, professor at the Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Universit…

How robotics will affect humanity and nature in the future

How will robotic technologies impact wildlife? Will self-driving cars create more or less urban…

Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished

Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of…

Claus Thustrup Kreiner and Peter Birch Sørensen in new expert committee

A Danish expert group to determine the framework for a uniform CO2e tax has now been set up.…

Arctic permafrost releases more CO2 than once believed

There may be greater CO2 emissions associated with thawing Arctic permafrost than ever imagined. An…

We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed

People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate…

Misguided sense of balance exacerbates climate scepticism

Many of us may have inadvertently contributed to the growing climate scepticism of recent years, a…

Wood formation can now be followed in real-time - and possibly serve the climate and builders of tomorrow

A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants.…

New study: Which beverages burst with umami potential?

In a new and first of its kind study, University of Copenhagen researchers study fermented beverage…

Green transition

Flowery diets help predatory insects help farmers keep pests in check

Predatory insects have been shown to live longer when they have access to nectar and pollen,…