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26 Nov 2025 | News
Old air samples from the military reveal climate change
Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shi...
23 Oct 2025 | News
Warmer Nordic springs double the incidence of avian malaria
A unique long-term study, in which samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incide...
6 Oct 2025 | News
Hidden highways of the sky mapped
High above us, the atmosphere is teeming with life. Birds, bats and insects share the airspace, but divide it into different lanes of traffic. New research from Lund University in ...
23 Sep 2025 | News
Staffan Bensch receives ERC Advanced Grant for research on songbird migration behaviour
Staffan Bensch, professor at the Department of Biology, receives an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Genetics of long-distance migration”.
5 Sep 2025 | News
Not too fast, not too slow – the perfect pace for migrating birds
A new study from Lund University shows that migratory birds fly most efficiently at moderate speeds – precisely the pace they use during their long journeys across continents.