News about Nature and environment

Could peptides offer safer alternatives for plant protection?

Denmark is leading the world in peptide usage, particularly in the healthcare sector. Explainer by PhD student Kitzia Y. Molina-Zamudio.

New report on Danish soy imports and EU deforestation regulation

Researchers from the Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) highlights key challenges in ensuring Denmark’s soy sourcing practices do not contribute to global deforestation and conversion of other natural…

International Consortium to transform CO₂ into food

Scientists from the Department of Food and Resource Economics join international effort to turn CO₂ into food for the second phase of The Acetate Consortium initiative, funded by Gates Foundation and the Novo Nordisk…

Sustainable production and commercialization of valuable pigments from cyanobacteria

Photosynthetic microbes convert CO2 into useful bioproducts. How can we optimize their productivity?

Geographic range shapes influence species richness in global hotspots

In Science Advances by Sonne, J., Borregaard, M. K., Colwell, R. K., and Rahbek, C. (2025)

Mismatch in reindeer resilience to past and future warming signals ongoing declines

In Science Advances by Canteri, E., ... , Nogués-Bravo, D., and Fordham, D. A. (2025)

Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen

A new species of millipede is named in honor of Louis A. Hansen, who collected the specimen in Tanzania in 2006.

New insight into biodiversity hotspots

New study enhances our understanding of what determines biodiversity richness on Earth.

Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health

New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the planet.

Changing oceans documented in new interdisciplinary theme issue

A new Royal Society interdisciplinary theme issue guest edited by Globe Institute researchers reveals shifting seas in response to long-term human impacts

Summer holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the summer holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

Whitsun holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the Whitsun holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

Green transition to be “the new normal” for future farmers

The FEAST research project has received DKK 4.75 million from Innovation Fund Denmark, AgriFoodTure and NextGenerationEU to anchor sustainability theory and practice in agricultural education institutions through…

New species named after CMEC researcher

New species of skink has been named in honor of Harith Farooq for his work on reptile fauna.

Ascension Day holiday at the Øresund Aquarium

Come and enjoy fun and exciting activities during the Ascension Day holiday and experience sea creatures up close.

PhD Defence Jonas Thomsen

Congratulations to Jonas Thomsen on the successful defence of his PhD.

Core samples from Greenland's seabed provide first historical overview of plastic pollution

By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have obtained the first historical record of plastic pollution in Greenland. The new data…

Katherine Richardson receives Planet Earth Award

Katherine Richardson receives the AWS Planet Earth Award for her contributions in science and science-policy interfaces.

Katherine Richardson receives Planet Earth Award

Katherine Richardson receives the AWS Planet Earth Award for her contributions in science and science-policy interfaces.

Nitrogen fixation on marine particles is important in the global ocean

Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans, however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for the growth of marine life. Some bacteria found in marine waters can…

Twenty years on, biodiversity struggles to take root in restored wetlands

While the restoration of natural areas is high on political agendas, a comprehensive new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that – after more than two decades – biodiversity growth has stalled in restored…

Conservation strategies aided by assessment of global genetic diversity

In Nature News & Views by Nogués-Bravo, D. and Rahbek, C. (2025)

Nordic biodiversity took center stage in Copenhagen

On 11-12 December 2024, University of Copenhagen hosted a workshop in the nordic biodiversity framework with researchers from Iceland, Finland, and Denmark on advancing nordic collaboration for biodiversity protection.

Two new DFF grants on arctic research awarded to Globe researchers

Two new grants to explore the adaptations and use of ancient sled dogs in SW Greenland and recent demographic changes in Arctic whales