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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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23 Oct 2025
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...
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6 Oct 2025
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 ...
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23 Sep 2025
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”.
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5 Sep 2025
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.
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19 Jun 2025
Moths use stars and Earth’s magnetic field as a compass
A groundbreaking study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the Australian Bogong moth uses the stars and the Milky Way as a compass during its annual 1,000-kilometre journey ...
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17 Jun 2025
Biology Professor receives prestigious EU grant
Eric Warrant, a professor at the Department of Biology, has received an ERC Advanced Grant for his project “Incredible journeys: How do multiple sensory cues allow animal migrants ...
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12 May 2025
Unicellular green algae may carry giant virus DNA in their genome
Humans and animals are not the only ones affected by viruses. Unicellular organisms can also be attacked. In a new study, scientists establish that green algae can carry latent gia...
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4 Apr 2025
Migrating roach have sharper eyesight
Roach that migrate between different lakes and water courses have larger pupils and better eyesight than roach that stay in one place. The adaptation makes it easier for the red-ey...
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20 Mar 2025
The reliability of scientific methods under scrutiny
How credible are research results? A new biology study shows that the same data can give different answers depending on the method of analysis used – raising questions about the st...
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6 Dec 2024
Researcher to receive ERC Consolidator Grant
Andreas Nord, a researcher at the Department of Biology, will receive EUR 2 million to study how warm-blooded animals are affected as the climate becomes warmer and more unpredicta...
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8 Nov 2024
New GPS system for microorganisms could revolutionise police work
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system...