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The experiment set up to study dung beetles navigate.

Dung beetles use wind compass when the sun is high

Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate [...]

30 Aug 2019 Six glasses filled with lake water in different colours.

Six glasses filled with lake water in different colours.

How changes in land use could reduce the browning of lakes

Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is [...]

9 Jul 2019 Two crucian carps.

Two crucian carps.

Fear of predators increases risk of illness

Predators are not only a deadly threat to many animals, they also affect potential prey negatively simply by being nearby. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied what happens to the [...]

1 Jul 2019 A spider on a hand.

A spider on a hand.

First ever spotting of a spitting spider in Sweden

There are about 735 different spider species in Sweden. So far these species have been allocated inte 37 families. Now family number 38, Scytodidae, has been found. The entomologist Mikael Sörensson discovered [...]

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