New project will identify the risk factors for Schizophrenia A large research project will study genetic data and vitamin D levels from 80,000 newborns to narrow down the causes of a number of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression.
Hunting for the “quantum limit” Lasers, encryption, and the boundaries of “reality.” Follow ScienceNordic as we enter the world of quantum physics.
“Slippery Slope” to place citations above quality in research The more the better when it comes to the number of scientific publications and citations, say some scientists. But not everyone agrees.
Scientists: There is too much focus on positive results The scientific community’s focus on publishing positive results leaves a sizeable amount of research that is either incorrect or in some cases dangerous.
Crisis in basic research: scientists publish too much Scientists slice their results up into as many publications as they can, and the result is that a large portion of research output is unnecessary, say scientists.
Basic research: Mistakes can lead to the biggest discoveries Do not fear failure. It could be the first step towards the next important scientific discovery, says Peter Kjærgaard, director of the Natural History Museum of Denmark.
Nordic project will solve a riddle of dramatic climate change Scientists in Denmark and Norway seek to reveal what caused rapid climate change events first discovered in the early Greenland ice cores.
Basic research crisis? Many results cannot be replicated Many scientific studies cannot be replicated and this is symptomatic of a wider crisis in basic research, say scientists.
How psychiatry was revolutionised by a treatment discovered in a shed In 1949, an Australian doctor discovered that lithium was an effective treatment against bipolar disease. But it almost went forgotten.
Why we need social sciences more than ever For the first time, the Earth is being shaped more by humans than by nature. This is why we need more research about human behaviour, say social scientists.
Denmark’s Cold War struggle for scientific control of Greenland A three year basic research project has revealed the extent of the top secret political struggles and scientific tangles between the US and Denmark during the Cold War.
Ants make medicine out of tree sap and fungi Ants vaccinate each other against diseases and make medicine out of tree sap.
Climate change research was born in the Cold War The basic environmental research that underpins our understanding of the Earth’s climate today has a long history, in part shaped through war and a race to control the North.
Meet the spin doctors of the fifteenth century Medieval political spin doctors and lobbyists may have used different methods to their modern day counterparts, but their goals were very much the same.
Ants developed agriculture 50 million years ago We humans often see ourselves as the pioneers of farming but it is actually ants who led the way, millions of years ahead of us.
How basic research helps fine-tune cancer treatments Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism that controls cell-repairing proteins. The new research could substantially improve cancer treatments in the future.
Scientists risk their lives in the wilds of Greenland Neither snowstorms nor hungry polar bears could keep a group of scientists from studying musk oxen migration in North Greenland.
Uncovered First World War documents reveal widespread state censorship BASIC RESEARCH: The Danish government practised heavy surveillance and censorship of telecommunications during the Great War.
Nobel laureate: science is moving in a dangerous direction Science has taken a wrong turn and forgets to prioritise basic research, says Nobel laureate and quantum physicist Serge Haroche.
