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This new tool helps monitor how environmental changes impact our food crops

75 percent of the world’s main commercial crops are fully or partially dependent on pollination by…

Plastic pollution reduces fertility of zebrafish

Exposure to plastic nanoparticles in a generation of zebrafish causes changes in the metabolome and…

ERC-recipient will investigate how Earth-like planets take shape

Michiel Lambrechts from the University of Copenhagen has received a Starting Grant from the Europea…

Nits on ancient mummies shed light on South American ancestry

Human DNA can be extracted from the ‘cement’ head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands o…

Which animals exist right here? Now researchers can pull the answer out of thin air

Using a new technique, researchers are able to vacuum animal DNA from the air and identify the…

Once a migrant, always a migrant

Migrating birds chase ephemeral resources. Flying thousands of kilometres, crossing desert and…

The Plant Holobiome Group aims to uncover what makes plants resilient

Researchers from the Center for Evolutionary Hologenomics are working towards preventing future…

Up to 100 new species a year: Denmark is a hotspot for fungus enthusiasts

In Denmark, as many as 100 new fungus species are recorded each year, and a lot of the new species…

Eight GLOBE researchers awarded Carlsberg Foundation grants

Eight researchers from GLOBE have been awarded funding from the Carlsberg Foundation for future…

They are very important for Danish nature. And many species are doing well!

A new research project from the University of Copenhagen has investigated the state of 29 Danish an…