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Plants in Permafrost Get Unexpected Help as the Arctic Warms

A new climate warming experiment shows that mosses and their bacteria can supply Arctic plants with extra nitrogen as temperatures rise – helping ecosystems stay productive in a warming world.

Intestinal structure drives cell maturation

It has long been known that tissue shape and cell function are closely linked. A new collaborative study from Professor Kim Bak Jensen’s group at reNEW Copenhagen and Professor Matthias P. Lütolf’s group at the Roche…

How to improve the performance of qubits: super-fast fluctuation detection achieved at NBI

Research at NBI pushes the detection speed of changes in qubits 100 times faster than previously possible, revealing previously invisible changes.

Sex change in the aquarium: Three cuckoo wrasse fish are undergoing a spectacular transformation

There were wide eyes and professional excitement among the Øresund Aquarium's animal keepers and marine biologists when they recently looked into one of the aquarium's tanks.

Sex change in the aquarium: Three cuckoo wrasse fish are undergoing a spectacular transformation

There were wide eyes and professional excitement among the Øresund Aquarium's animal keepers and marine biologists when they recently looked into one of the aquarium's tanks.

New knowledge about Northern Europe's radiator: Volcanic eruptions in the past may have pushed ocean current towards collapse

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), causing…

New knowledge about Northern Europe's radiator: Volcanic eruptions in the past may have pushed ocean currents towards collapse

New research from the University of Copenhagen suggests that volcanic eruptions during the Ice Age may have triggered sudden climate change by disrupting the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), causing…

Visit from Fabiola Citrangolo Destro

Postdoctoral researcher Fabiola Citrangolo Destro, from the Reactions and Chemical Engineering Laboratory (Nancy, France, https://lrgp-nancy.cnrs.fr/), visited the group on Monday 16th February and shared her research…

Explore stem cell research through our ARTxSCIENCE touring exhibition

Have you ever stopped because an image captured your attention? Vivid colors and unexpected shapes draw you in, before you realise that what you are looking at are stem cells.

EMBO Fellowship awarded for pioneering research in early human development

Dr. Maximilian Stötzel has been awarded an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship, a highly competitive program that supports outstanding research in molecular biology.

New study maps where wheat, barley and rye grew before the first farmers found them

Using advanced machine-learning and climate models, researchers have shown that the ancestors of crops like wheat, barley, and rye probably were much less widespread in the Middle East 12,000 years ago than previously…

Bacterial immune defenses persist through wastewater treatment

A new international study from KU and DTU shows that bacteria’s virus defenses survive wastewater treatment via mobile genes – insights that could advance future treatments against antibiotic resistance.

How Can Scientists Resist the Climate Status Quo? A Conversation Between Fernando Racimo and Frederik Appel Olsen

Article written by CApE writer Semine Long-Callesen. It is part of an article series published by the Centre for Applied Ecological Thinking at the University of Copenhagen with resilience.org.

CopenHel 2026

CopenHel workshop in Copenhagen on 26–27 January

Wetlands do not need to be flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit

Contrary to expectations, wetlands do not need to be completely flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit. Instead, the water table should be below the soil surface and remain stable, according to a new study from…

Dog Owners’ Use of Training Methods

This study provides new insight into “ethical” factors that may influence training method choice.

Recurrent characteristics of dogs with separation-related problems

In this qualitative study, we explored professionally situated knowledge to identify factors that may contribute to the development of separation-related problems in dogs.

Romeo Porsing

Romeo Porsing's project examines Danish and EU law governing the authorisation, establishment, and operation of nuclear test facilities, research facilities, and commercial operations.

Shingo Kono wins a Villum Young Investigator grant

Shingo Kono, leader of the Intra- & Inter- connects team at NQCP, has been awarded a Villum Young Investigator grant from the Villum Foundation! This grant, effective March 2026, will enable recruiting two new PhD…

Developing a new research area: amorphous engineering

Associate Professor Inês Catarina Batista Martins has been awarded DKK 7 million from the Carlsberg Foundation, one of Denmark’s most competitive funding instruments for early-career researchers.

13th EELF Conference 2026 - Call for Abstracts

13th European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) Conference from 26–28 August 2026 – Call for Abstracts, submissions due by 10 April 2026.

The Øresund Aquarium secures historic financial support and sets visitor records for the second year in a row

The aquarium has just received the largest financial grant in its history: 3.4 million Danish kroner annually over the next four years via the national budget.

Tobias Gomez Chevalier

Tobias Gomez Chevalier is a lawyer specialising in energy and environmental law, and currently a PhD candidate in International Relations at the Universidad Católica de Córdoba.

Can AI help us design better and safer RNA-based pesticides?

New biopesticides are designed to target only harmful pest organisms and leave other beneficial insects unaffected. Explainer by PhD fellow Lorenzo Favaro.