News about Nature and environment

How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics

Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement across the continent over time often remain a mystery. A new scientific study led by researchers from the University of…

Deyang Xu receives new NNF grant

Project description: Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is the world’s third largest oilseed crop. The press cake that remains after oil pressing contains 30-40% protein with an excellent amino acid composition. The press cake i…

Large nitrous oxide emissions from flooded fields suggests action

New research from IGN reveals unexpectedly large nitrous oxide emissions from the flooded fields on Zealand. The results have recently been published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

Deyang receives Innoexplorer grant

New grant to explore rapeseed cake as a novel food

Barbara keynote speaker at Planteværket

State of the union talk by Professor Barbara Ann Halkier

JEG HAR SMAGT PÅ BITTER RAPSKAGE. DET KOMMER DU NOK OGSÅ TIL I FREMTIDEN

The potential of rapeseed cake as a novel plant based food product

Two New Scientists on Tenure Track

Natural History Museum of Denmark has hired two new researchers on tenure track: Natalie Eva Iwanycki Ahlstrand, a botanist, and João Araújo, a mycologist.

The microbiome processes of peat degradation

Here is a peak behind the scenes with assistant professor Signe Lett, who is currently running a mesocosm experiment within our OxyMiST project, trying to identify the specific microorganisms that break down peat mosses…

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can…

Fungal evolution discovered: Mycena can now invade living hosts

Biologists have long known mushrooms of the genus Mycena, commonly known as bonnet mushrooms, as fungi that live off of dead trees and plants. New research from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that bonnets can…

Postdoc: We must not forget humans in our effort to protect animals and nature 

The practice of nature conservation has historically oppressed people to protect nature. We need nature conservation to take cultural diversity as well as biodiversity into account, says postdoc Federica Bocchi.

MATRIX annual meeting November 23

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Citizen Science receives a significant boost

Despite the increasing worldwide interest in citizen science, research into the concept itself remains limited. This is the issue a new professorship, possibly the first of its kind worldwide, aims to address.

Bioengineered carbon sequestration: exploiting enzymes to enhance direct air capture of CO2 by microalgae

Microalgae consume CO2 and convert it by photosynthesis into biomass and useful bioproducts. How can we optimize their ability to capture CO2 directly from the air?

Toxic effects of high O2 in microalgae and cyanobacteria

Why does O2 inhibit photosynthesis and what can we do about it?

Why does CO2 inhibit photosynthetic microbes?

Photosynthetic organisms usually struggle to get enough CO2 for photosynthesis, but too much CO2 appears to choke the organisms for unknown reasons that we wish to explore

Influence of hypoxia and hyperoxia on aquatic microbes, plants and animals

O2 is required by many organisms – but too much or too little can kill them

Severe impact of past changes in climate and nutrient availability on a lowland tropical rainforest

New study reveals a significant impact of past climate changes and nutrient availability on a lowland tropical rainforest.

New Postdoc at UCPH

Klara Cecilia Gunnarsen has started in Prof. Lars Stoumann's section.

Scientists vacuum animal DNA from air in a Danish forest

Over 60 animal species in three days. That is how many mammals, birds and amphibians researchers found DNA traces from in the air in a Danish forest. The results can pave the way for a new and innovative way of mapping…

Det her bliver måske en del af din morgenmysli

21 July 2023 Dr.dk Bornholm by Dorte Holden Langemark/Signe Iversen https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/bornholm/det-her-bliver-maaske-en-del-af-din-morgenmysli (In Danish)

TV-Avisen DR1 - Rapskagen kan blive fremtidens mad

TV AVISEN - 20. JUL 2023.mp4 Barbara Ann Halkier and Deyang Xu in the Danish news at 21:00.

Dramatic Shift in Tropical Pacific Climate during the Little Ice Age

New Study Uncovers Dramatic Shift in Tropical Pacific Climate during the Little Ice Age

Researchers will explore and develop a new ecological ethics

With support from VELUX FONDEN, a collaboration between anthropologists and theologians will pave the way for a new ecological ethics that focuses on the interaction between nature and human interests.