News about Nature and environment

Unresolved jar mystery becomes a 2,000-year natural experiment

More than 2,000 years ago, massive stone jars were carved from bedrock and placed on a highland plateau in northern Laos.

Narwhals help researchers uncover unique data from the deepest East Greenland fjords

For the first time, researchers have used data from narwhals to document how Atlantic water reaches deep into fjords along Greenland’s east coast.

Tracking the Next Generation of Crop Protection

Explainer by PhD fellow Sebastian Pedersen Landtved, AAU.

New study pinpoints Europe’s most critical wetlands for climate action

Europe must restore at least 30% of degraded wetlands within the next four years, but where should efforts be prioritised? Researchers from the University of Copenhagen now offer an answer with the first detailed map of…

Homing pigeon navigation relies on superparamagnetic macrophages under overcast conditions

In Science by Lisowski, C., ... Thorup, K., ... and Kurts, C. (2026)

Biodiversity Symposium 2026, Copenhagen

Members of the Silva Nova team attended the 8th Biodiversity Symposium hosted by University of Copenhagen in the Mærsk Tower.

Formulation problem or Problem formulation?

Making dsRNA Work Better May Also Change Its Risk.

Researchers behind new spinout: Only a fraction of the chemicals in drinking water are tested for

Much of our drinking water contains hundreds of chemicals, but today we test for only a fraction of them. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have now launched a company offering an exceptionally broad…

Silva Nova at BioGeoMon

Members of the Silva Nova Team participated in this years BioGeoMon conference from 8-11 June 2026 in Sweden.

More calories will not fix global malnutrition

Laura Vang Rasmussen on rethinking the future of food production.

Silva Nova Annual meeting 2026

Thank you to all the team members who participated in the Silva Nova Annual meeting 2026 from 1-3 June 2026.

Silva Nova at Naturmødet

Per Gundersen presented the groups work on 'Naturmødet' in Hirtshals in May 2026.

Warming oceans can disrupt coral oxygen supply and trigger coral death

A new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that marine heatwaves can disrupt microscopic moving structures on the surface of corals that support oxygen uptake.

PhD defence Ming Yu

Ming Yu successfully defended her PhD thesis on 12 May 2026.

Industrial waste used to develop non-toxic wood protection

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new, non-toxic method for protecting wood that could eventually replace conventional pressure-treated timber.

Elephant genomes reveal a past of continental connectivity and a future of increasing isolation

In the largest genomic mapping of Africa's elephants, an international team of researchers shows that elephant history is defined by the ability to move across large distances and exchange genes throughout the African…

Bird Flu Risk to Danish Cattle – New Tool Can Warn Farmers Before Infection Spreads

Bird flu can infect both cows and humans. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have developed a tool that can predict where and when the risk of infection is highest.

Past intensive whaling threatens the future of bowhead whales

Commercial whaling has left the bowhead whale vulnerable for many generations to come.

Newsletter volume 1

First newsletter from the ENSAFE group.

New book rethinks science education for young learners

New book on science education places students’ direct experiences with nature at the forefront.

Ny bog gentænker naturfaget for de yngste elever

Ny bog gentænker skolens naturfag og sætter elevernes naturoplevelser i centrum.

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.

Christmas at the Øresund Aquarium

It's Christmas again, and we've got lots of fun planned for the whole of December.

Anomalous two-tusked narwhals show no difference in diet or foraging ecology relative to normal narwhals

New research sheds light on one of the Arctic’s rarest biological phenomena—the two-tusked narwhal.