Corona 2022.04.04 Lockdowns did not significantly affect young people’s mental health Young people’s mental health has not been affected by the two corona lockdowns, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes. But in the short run, it did suffer temporarily.
Astrophysics 2022.03.31 Hubble spots most distant single star ever seen, at a record distance of 28 billion lightyears With a fortuitous lineup of a massive cluster of galaxies, astronomers from among other institutes the University of Copenhagen and DTU discovered a single star across most of the entire observable Universe. This is the…
SCIENCE DISSEMINATION AWARD 2022 2022.03.31 Professor inspired by housewives and schoolchildren University of Copenhagen professor Dennis Sandris Nielsen has been awarded SCIENCE’s Dissemination Award 2022 for his willingness and ability to communicate research about the broader societal perspectives of bacteria,…
FOOD 2022.03.29 Why the food crisis will pass Even though the food crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine is now causing acute problems, there is no reason for panic, according to University of Copenhagen food economist Henning Otte Hansen. High food prices will no…
cells 2022.03.28 Octopus-like tentacles help cancer cells invade the body With the help of the worlds best tweezers a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has shed new light on a fundamental mechanism in all living cells that helps them explore their surroundings and even…
Artificial Intelligence 2022.03.28 The Danish Pioneer Centre for AI marks its official opening On 28 March Denmark's new Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence marks its official opening with an event that will focus on how fundamental AI research can contribute to solving some of society's greatest challenge…
Geology 2022.03.25 Groundbreaking earthquake discovery: Risk models overlook an important element Earthquakes themselves affect the movement of Earth's tectonic plates, which in turn could impact on future earthquakes, according to new research from the University of Copenhagen. This new knowledge should be…
Pain relief 2022.03.24 Can a poisonous sea snail replace morphine? A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.
MEDIA WAR 2022.03.21 Ukraine fights propaganda with censorship During the years-long conflict with Russia, Ukraine has used some of the most far-reaching methods of censorship to defend itself against Russia's information war and online propaganda a research project at the…
ideology 2022.03.21 The war is the logical consequence of Putin's ideological struggle with the West If you have followed what Vladimir Putin has said and written about the West and Russia these past years, the invasion of Ukraine should not come as a surprise. What is surprising is how poorly it seems to have been…
THE INVASION IN UKRAINE 2022.03.18 In Russia, the media picture has been turned upside down What is the purpose of the Russian media's pink portrayal of Putin's military conduct?
Volcanoes 2022.03.16 Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last ice age. Sixty-nine of these were larger than any eruption in modern history. According to the University of…
Ulcerative colitis 2022.03.11 Quantum leap towards transplanting stem cells into the intestines Stem cell transplantation can cure mice suffering from inflammation in the large intestine. This is good news for ulcerative colitis patients, as it may lead to the development of new treatment forms that do not result…
archaeology 2022.03.11 Reseachers confirm Plymouth shipwreck could be 400-year-old colonial "Sparrow-Hawk" The remains of a shipwreck in Pilgrim Hall Museum in Plymouth, thought to be a 400-year-old colonial vessel, have now undergone extensive scientific analyses.
Climate economics 2022.03.10 Survey: Strong consensus among experts for higher CO2 prices Almost all academic experts recommend higher carbon prices as a way to limit global warming, the first comprehensive global survey on carbon pricing concludes.
Bird Life 2022.03.10 How new bird species arise Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have provided evidence that birds in mountainous areas – where the vast majority…
History of Earth 2022.03.09 Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide asteroid crater buried under a kilometer of Greenlandic ice. The dating ends speculation that the asteroid impacted after the…
ASTROPHYSICS 2022.03.09 Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies Researchers provide the first plausible explanation to why one of the most massive black hole pairs observed to date by gravitational waves also seemed to merge on a non-circular orbit. Their suggested solution, now…
The climate researchers 2022.03.08 Green political scientist: Non-state actors are now driving the green transition The climate scientists: Portrait of political scientist Michele Betsill and her research in the non-state actors' influence on green agendas.
FOOD 2022.03.08 Nordic diet lowers cholesterol and blood sugar – even if you don't lose weight A healthy Nordic diet can prevent a range of diseases. Until now, the health benefits attributed to a Nordic diet by researchers primarily focused on weight loss. But in a new study, University of Copenhagen researchers…
SANCTIONS 2022.03.07 The invasion of Ukraine: Sanctions how do they work what exactly is the purpose of economic sanctions, now that the threat of them could not prevent the war? We have asked Jens Ladefoged Mortensen, associate professor at the Department of Political Science.
Biology 2022.03.07 Pig grunts reveal their emotions We can now decode pigs’ emotions. Using thousands of acoustic recordings gathered throughout the lives of pigs, from their births to deaths, an international team of researchers is the first in the world to translate pi…
The Brain Prize 2022.03.03 The world's most prestigious brain award goes to a researcher from UCPH Ole Kiehn – one of Denmark's leading brain researchers – is today awarded The Brain Prize for his ground-breaking mapping of the neural networks in the brain and spinal cord that activate and control our movements.
Inequality 2022.03.02 Children of the low-educated are at risk of early death. Now we may know why In a new study conducted at the University of Copenhagen, data on more than 1.2 million Danish children show a connection between parents’ level of education and children’s risk of dying too early. A main reason is…
SOCIAL MEDIA 2022.03.02 People spreading misinformation are ridiculed rather than met with facts People who spread misinformation on Twitter are more often met with ridicule than with fact-based arguments, new study shows.
TECHNOLOGY & CLIMATE 2022.03.01 Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy Artificial neural networks are deployed intensively by social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to recommend content that matches user preferences. The process is energy intensive and generates heavy carbon…
Plant science 2022.02.24 Plants use the pungency of sandwich and sushi condiments to defend themselves For the first time, new research from the University of Copenhagen proves how plants defend themselves against herbivores. Spicy flavours that we know from delis and sushi bars are part of the explanation.
Robot technology 2022.02.22 New robot helps dairy workers make Havarti and Danbo The world's very first cheese robot is on the move and helping a Danish dairy with the quality control of its cheeses. According to the University of Copenhagen researcher behind the invention, the robot can save dairy…
climate 2022.02.21 290 million new city dwellers benefit China's climate balance Contrary to popular belief, China’s massive emigration from rural areas to cities has been shown to have a positive effect on China's carbon stocks. Urbanization can even play a role in attaining climate neutrality. Thi…
Insects 2022.02.21 Insect wingbeats will help quantify biodiversity Insect populations are plummeting worldwide, with major consequences for our ecosystems and without us quite knowing why. A new AI method from the University of Copenhagen is set to help monitor and catalogue insect…