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Intergalactic experiment: Researchers hunt for mysterious dark matter particle with clever trick

Physicists use magnetic fields of galaxy clusters to observe black holes in their search for a particle that has stumped scientists for decades.

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)

Cannabidiol treatment for refractory idiopathic epilepsy in dogs

Systematic literature review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) as a supplementary treatment for refractory idiopathic epilepsy in dogs.

Jose M. Ezquiaga Receives General Relativity and Gravitation Early Career Prize

Associate Professor Jose Maria Ezquiaga at the Niels Bohr Institute was awarded the 2025 IUPAP General Relativity and Gravitation Early Career Prize.

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.

PhD-studerende kortlægger lokale interesserenter til omstilling mod et mere plantebaseret fødevaresystem

Den første af tre PhD-studerende i COTRANSITION er nu gået i gang med sit projekt ved Institut for Fødevare- og Ressourceøkonomi. Projektet bidrager til COTRANSITION med en kortlægning af lokale interessenter, der…

Ethicists' commentary on drug use in barrel racing

Ethical question of the month, May 2025 The sport of Barrel racing horses is increasingly popular. You have heard several complaints from both competitors and non-competitors about the completely unregulated use of…

Vitor Cardoso Elected President of ISGRG

The International Society on General Relativity and Gravitational (ISGRG) has elected Professor Vítor Cardoso for President during the 2028-2031 triennium.

Full Recording: Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research webinar

On June 24 2025, the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research hosted a webinar on Creative and Reflexive Methodologies for Critical Disaster Research.

Climate change tripled heat-related deaths in early summer European heatwave

COPE Director Emmanuel Raju, along with many of his peers, is a review author in a new report from the Imperial Grantham Institute. The report examines how climate change contributed to the recent European heatwave and…

NBIA signs Memorandum of Understanding with ICISE in Vietnam

International Center for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon, Vietnam, serves as a unique science and education, welcoming national and international conferences, specialized professional…

NQCP establishes a new collaboration on digital twins for quantum device development with Prineha Narang

As quantum devices grow ever more complex, modeling and predicting their behavior becomes both more challenging and more essential. To address this, NQCP is partnering with a new research group at the Niels Bohr…

Black holes in comic books!

Black hole physics comic art

Reflections on gravity

Strong group did a three-day retreat in Fuglsang Herregaard

The Most Massive Binary Black Hole Observed Through Gravitational Waves

GW231123, the most massive binary black hole observed through gravitational waves

Vitor Cardoso receives Simons Foundation grant for strong gravity research

Vitor Cardoso is one of 12 PIs at different institutions, who will receive the support from the Simons Foundation for a collective project on gravity and black hole research.

Preserving predation

New journal article out July 2025: 'Preserving predation' by Jordan O Hampton, Thomas M Newsome Amy Dickman and Peter Sandøe.

Laura Vang Rasmussen among this year’s recipients of the Frontiers Planet Prize

The Frontiers Planet Prize has just been awarded to three scientific papers, one of which has Associate Professor Laura Vang Rasmussen as the co-first author.

Notification of noisy work

Date Time Type of construction work Where Other From July 21, 2025 Refurbishment of Unit At specific periods during the summer, noise disturbances may occur, with some expected to begin from calendar…

CAB celebration

CAB would like to thank everyone who participated in the celebration of our successful past years with two major grants, the Danish Roadmap for Research Infrastructure and the Novo Nordisk Foundation Infrastructure…

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