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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Through cooperation, animals are able to colonise harsher living environments that would otherwise be inaccessible, according to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, together with researchers in England and USA. The research community has long believed this was the other way around - that species in tough envir

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/those-who-help-each-other-can-invade-harsher-environments - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Certain dried herbs, such as basil, dill and coriander, can be a sad affair. But this could change. A group of researchers in Food Technology at Lund University in Sweden have discovered that by subjecting basil leaves to electric shock, the dried version both tastes and smells almost as if it were fresh. The explanat

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-electric-shocks-make-dried-herbs-taste-better - 2026-06-25

Obesity is associated with reduced muscle mass and impaired metabolism. Epigenetic changes that affect the formation of new muscle cells may be a contributing factor, according to new research from Lund University, Sweden. In a new study, doctoral student Cajsa Davegårdh has studied so-called DNA methylation in muscle stem cells in both obese and non-obese individuals. DNA methylation is an epigen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/obesity-reprogrammes-muscle-stem-cells - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On Wednesday 22 February, the Governor General of Canada David Johnston will visit Lund together with King Carl XVI Gustaf in the context of a major Canadian state visit. In Lund, the King and the Governor General will attend a presentation of the MAX IV and ESS research facilities. There will also be a round-table di

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/king-sweden-and-canadas-governor-general-visit-lund - 2026-06-25

Our blood stem cells generate around a thousand billion new blood cells every day. But the blood stem cells’ capacity to produce blood changes as we age. This leads to older people being more susceptible to anaemia, lowered immunity and a greater risk of developing certain kinds of blood cancer. Now for the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has succeeded in rejuvenating bloo

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/how-blood-can-be-rejuvenated - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all. This has been shown in a new study by researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Most vertebrates, including humans, hav

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/frogs-have-unique-ability-see-colour-dark - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lund University celebrates its 350th anniversary by organising the first out of five science weeks, starting with the topic: Is the World Becoming a Better Place? The week takes place 6–12 March 2017 in Lund, Sweden, and includes almost 20 open seminars, activities and debates. It almost seems as if there is no end to

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/science-week-world-becoming-better-place - 2026-06-25

A unique trove of bone material from the 9,200 year old coastal settlement Norje Sunnansund in Blekinge, Sweden, has revealed that surprisingly sophisticated hunting strategies were used at the time. One key find was that the early Mesolithic humans practiced so-called selective hunting – seemingly in order to maximise gain and preserve the local population of certain species. ”A telling example i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/fish-selective-hunting-strategies-and-delayed-return-lifestyle-among-ancient-foragers - 2026-06-25

In the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2017 released today, Lund University once again reinforces its position as a top 100 University. Four Lund University subjects are ranked in the top 50 in the new QS 2017 subject ranking: geography (26th) environmental sciences (38th) development studies (32nd) nursing (49th) An additional 16 subjects are ranked in the top 100 and seven are ranked in

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/top-100-rank-20-lund-university-subjects-new-qs-subject-ranking - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When David Gisselsson Nord, a cancer researcher at Lund University in Sweden, read a history book last summer, he was struck by the similarities between how cancer and insurgencies evolve over time. Could military strategy be used as inspiration for cancer treatment? He teamed up with Robert Egnell at the Swedish Defe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-what-cancer-research-can-learn-military-strategy - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have used the MAX IV synchrotron in Lund – the strongest of its kind in the world - to produce images that predate the formation of toxic clumps of beta-amyloid, the protein believed to be at the root of Alzheimer’s disease. The unique images appear to contradict a previously u

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/never-seen-images-early-stage-alzheimers-disease - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Rarely do we encounter a scientific fact that stirs public controversy and distrust in science as much as climate change. However, the theory is built on honest reporting of facts. This emerges from a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The study in question investigates whether there is a so-called publication

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/no-publication-bias-found-climate-change-research - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Crashing computers or smartphones - and security loopholes that allow hackers to steal millions of passwords - could be prevented if it were possible to design error-free software. To date, this is a problem that neither engineers nor current supercomputers have been able to solve. A major reason for this is the compu

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/biological-supercomputers-be-powered-molecular-motors - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We may soon get better insight into the microcosm and the world of electrons. Researchers at Lund University and Louisiana State University have developed a tool that makes it possible to control extreme UV light - light with much shorter wavelengths than visible light. The new method uses strong laser pulses to direc

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/electrons-used-control-ultrashort-laser-pulses - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A bracelet with a unique ”panic grip” - featuring a built-in mobile phone and GPS system - has been developed by a former industrial design student at Lund University in Sweden. The device doesn’t require a base station in your home. WATCH VIDEO STORYThe mobile bracelet can be programmed with up to seven phone numbers

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-student-develops-bracelet-personal-safety-alarm - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Spiders eat between 400 and 800 million tons of insects and springtails each year. In comparison, people worldwide eat 400 million tons of meat and fish per year. The enormous amount the spiders eat helps to regulate and control how many pest insects there are in different habitats, mainly in forests and grassland.Beh

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/spiders-eat-more-insects-people-eat-meat-and-fish - 2026-06-25

The usual way of cultivating cells is to use a flat laboratory dish of glass. However, inside a human body, the cells do not grow on a flat surface, but rather in three dimensions. This has lead researchers at Lund University in Sweden to develop a porous “spaghetti” of tissue-friendly polymers with cavities in which the cells can develop in a more natural way. “When cultivating brain cells in a f

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cells-grow-more-naturally-spaghetti - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When the city of Copenhagen decided to build a new underground station in the Assistens Cemetery where many famous Danes are buried, they had to remove part of the entire north-eastern corner of the cemetery and re-bury the people who had been laid to rest in this area. This presented a unique opportunity for archaeol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/unique-study-1000-modern-burials - 2026-06-25

A group of researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made the first iron-based molecule capable of emitting light. This could contribute to the development of affordable and environmentally friendly materials for e.g. solar cells, light sources and displays. For over 50 years, chemists have developed metal-based dye molecules for a wide range of different applications, such as displays and sol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/modern-alchemy-creates-luminescent-iron-molecules - 2026-06-25

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a collaboration between Swedish and Italian researchers, the aim was to analyse how the brain interprets information from a virtual experience of touch, created by a finger prosthesis with artificial sensation. The result was – completely unexpectedly – a new method for measuring brain health. “We were able to meas

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/finger-prosthesis-provides-clues-brain-health - 2026-06-25