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Long term funding cuts put the squeeze on DMI

June 14, 2017 in Society & Culture

Asking a national meteorological institution to save two per cent each year is the wrong way to go, say scientists and industry professionals.

Danish Meteorological Institute has lost one third of its staff in four years

June 13, 2017 in Natural Sciences

Nearly 100 jobs in forecasting, research, and communications have been cut at DMI since 2013. We should be worried, says former DMI scientist.

Women better than men at consoling victims of violence

June 11, 2017 in Society & Culture

New research shows that our social relationships are crucial in deciding whether people offer a comforting hug to victims of violence.

A Bronze Age grape shakes up history

June 8, 2017 in Society & Culture

A small grape seed has set a remarkable archaeological record and casts new light on Scandinavia’s contact with southern Europe during the Bronze Age.

EU disagreements delay regulation of harmful chemicals

June 7, 2017 in Health

When is an endocrine disrupting chemical harmful enough to be banned? Disagreement between EU member countries delays regulation of potentially harmful substances.

Ice age bacteria may reveal where to look for life on Mars

June 12, 2017 in Natural Sciences

Scientists have cracked many evolutionary puzzles of how life on Earth originated under the sea. The results provide clues for where we may find life on Mars.

Another good reason to eat chocolate

June 4, 2017 in Health

New study finds that chocolate is good for our health and may help protect against cardiac fibrillation.

Try these citizen science projects and help health researchers

June 2, 2017 in Society & Culture

Take part in one of these citizen science projects and help to develop new medicines, cure rare diseases, or find out how we age.

Mustard oil could soon replace rapeseed oil

June 6, 2017 in Technology

New research shows that mustard could be an attractive alternative to rapeseed oil—the world’s third largest oil crop.

Study ranks Nordic health care among best in the world, except Denmark and Greenland

June 5, 2017 in Health

Denmark and Greenland rank bottom in the Nordics when it comes to the treatment of diabetes and other deadly diseases, shows new study

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