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16 Feb 2026
Recycling strategies of fungi can affect how forests store carbon
Some fungi are wasteful, while others recycle – and this can determine how much carbon is stored in a forest. Researchers at Lund University have now revealed how fungi manage thei...
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4 Feb 2026
Researchers create AI animals that simulate the evolution of vision
A research team has created artificial animals that over time develop functioning vision from scratch – from simple light sensitivity to the ability to discern objects. This happen...
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3 Feb 2026
Chelsea Dvorak Specht – visiting professor at the Department of Biology
One of the 45 new researchers recruited by Lund University is Chelsea Dvorak Specht, who will be working part-time at our department during the next two years.
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3 Feb 2026
Johannes Lehmann – visiting professor at the Department of Biology
One of the 45 new researchers recruited by Lund University is Johannes Lehman, who will be working part-time at our department during the next two years.
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26 Jan 2026
“Hulk lizard” knocks out ancient colour palette
A myriad of colours that survived millions of years of evolution have disappeared in a short period of time. The culprit? A bright green, aggressive, and sexually dominant wall liz...
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11 Dec 2025
New technology reveals migratory birds’ stunning precision in flight
Red-backed shrikes fly thousands of kilometres to reach Africa – and they do so with astonishing precision. Aided by new technology, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have b...
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11 Dec 2025
Lund University researchers awarded major EU grant
Biologists Michael Bok and Cecilia Nilsson have been awarded the prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to further study how not to disrupt animal flight and the evolution of eyesight.
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10 Dec 2025
Honeybees crowd out bumblebees – even on flower-rich heathlands
When the late summer sun falls over Ireland’s Wicklow Mountains, the slopes turn purple with blooming heather. Honeybees are moved to the heathlands for the sought-after heather ho...
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1 Dec 2025
Turning scientific rivals into partners
How should scientists handle deep disagreements? A new paper by researcher Juan Gefaell and Professor Tobias Uller at Lund University introduces a more constructive way to deal wit...
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26 Nov 2025
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...
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