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Fungus gnat entombed in a 40-million-year-old piece of amber is a rare gem

A Danish amber collector’s find upon a wild North Sea shore in the 1960’s has proved to be of great…

Clinical innovation

Common rheumatic disease can be prevented through the gut

The proteins that cause gout can, for some people, be eradicated by adding specific lactic acid…

Mapping concerns about rising seawater

How do citizens living on the coasts of four countries in the North Sea region worry about future…

Spotted apex predator being pressured by spotted pack hunters – and it's our fault

Leopards, who are already in decline, can’t keep up with hyenas when people are around. As we human…

Researchers invent one hundred percent biodegradable "barley plastic"

A biofriendly new material made from barley starch blended with fibre from sugarbeet waste sees the…

Archaeologists to contribute to major new research project on ancient DNA

Professor Eske Willerslev has been awarded a grant of up to DKK 585 million by Novo Nordisk…

Artificial Intelligence

AI method reveals millions of dead trees hidden among the living before California’s historic 2020 wildfires

University of Copenhagen scientists may have found a new explanation for the California wildfires o…

500 million DKK to research in resilient crops and ecosystems

New research project harnesses environmental DNA to understand how we can transform future cropping…

Avocados are 'bad' and vegans are ridiculous: How we justify eating too much meat

Those of us who find it difficult to eat less meat for the sake of climate tend to apologize or…

Greenhouses cover more and more of Earth’s surface

Greenhouse cultivation is booming globally, especially in the Global South – and across one country…