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Climate Change draws invasive species to the Arctic

February 26, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Warmer temperatures and declining sea ice pulls foreign animals and plants to the Arctic, with drastic consequences for these sensitive ecosystems.

Can Greenlandic mud help feed the world?

February 25, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Can nutrient-rich mud from Greenland transform poor tropical soils to produce more and higher quality food? This is what a new research project will study.

Climate change boosts algae growth in the Arctic

February 21, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Microscopic algae living underneath sea ice are an essential source of food in the Arctic ocean. But do we really know how little light they need to survive?

PhD students find 95 new planets

February 19, 2018 in Natural Sciences

The discovery was made with the help of the once damaged Kepler telescope.

Rare discovery: New moth species discovered in Denmark

February 16, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Meet the Anarsia innoxiella, which was previously mistaken as pest but is now known to be an entirely new species of moth.

Nature + nurture = genetic nurture

February 14, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Sequences of our parents’ genes that are not handed down to us can still shape our lives, according to new Icelandic research.

It matters who your mother is, even for fish

February 13, 2018 in Natural Sciences

OPINION: New research could result in both bigger and better farmed fish.

Eighteen new 'pelican' spiders discovered in Madagascan rainforest

February 9, 2018 in Natural Sciences

A strange group of spiders, which were once considered extinct, have been found in the rainforest.

Humans curb movements of wild animals

February 8, 2018 in Natural Sciences

But researchers do not think this is necessarily catastrophic. It even makes life easier for a few species.

Gravity: it is all in your head

February 1, 2018 in Natural Sciences

We take it for granted that gravity pulls things towards the Earth. But in reality this is just one of many explanations. And they are all equally made up.

Danish "lakes" provide unique insights to climate change

January 30, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Lakes release a greenhouse gas, methane, but exactly how much has been somewhat of a mystery. New research has some answers.

Greenland’s recent temperature drop does not disprove global warming

January 29, 2018 in Natural Sciences

Unfortunately, the planet is still getting warmer.

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Written in the blood: Researchers detect signs of cancer risk years in advance of disease

April 11, 2019 in Health

Some serious cancers have been linked to an increase of certain proteins in the blood as early as 15-25 years before a person becomes ill, a series of Swedish studies shows.

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