- Researchers have invented a 100% biodegradable material, similar to plastic, made from a blend of barley starch and fiber from sugar beet waste. It could be used for food packaging, among many other things https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/06/researchers-invent-one-hundred-percent-biodegradable-barley-plastic 4 comments environment
- Study on mouse models with Alzheimer’s Disease have found that urolithin A, a substance naturally occurring in i.a. pomegranates, strawberries and walnuts can improve memory and treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/05/naturally-occurring-substance-in-pomegranates-can-improve-treatment-of-alzheimers-disease/ 19 comments science
- Major study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive and negative effects are difficult to discern https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2024/04/major-study-reports-that-people-and-environment-both-benefit-from-diversified-farming-while-bottom-lines-also-thrive/ 2 comments science
- Six new beetle species have been discovered in South America and, among them, one has bottle-opener shaped genitalia. Researchers called it ‘Loncovilius carlsbergi’, dedicated to the Carlsberg Foundation https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/11/new-beetle-species-has-bottle-opener-shaped-genitalia-now-that-calls-for-a-carlsberg/ 15 comments science
- Researchers have estimated the climate footprint savings that may be obtained from reducing food loss and waste along Europe’s food supply chain by 50 % by 2030 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/11/food-waste-prevention-in-europe-can-generate-major-footprint-savings/ 4 comments europe
- Through satellite imaging a new AI mapping of biomass and CO2 storage, study shows that a huge number of trees are overlooked in Europe’s urban, rural, and agricultural areas; equivalent to a billion tons of hidden biomass https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/10/new-study-finds-hidden-trees-across-europe-a-billion-tons-of-biomass-is-overlooked-today/ 3 comments environment
- Danish quantum physicists make nanoscopic advance of colossal significance https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2023/01/danish-quantum-physicists-make-nanoscopic-advance-of-colossal-significance/ 14 comments europe
- In the last decades there has been a particular increase in the number of small lakes (<1 km2), which unfortunately, emit large amounts of greenhouse gas. Researchers calculate that small lake account for just 15% of total lake area, but they account for 25% of CO2 and 37% of methane emissions https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/11/earths-many-new-lakes/ 10 comments science
- Creepy apps cause emotional stress https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/09/creepy-apps-cause-emotional-stress 4 comments technology
- For the first time, an entirely new class of super-reactive chemical compounds has been discovered under atmospheric conditions, a so-called trioxides – an extremely oxidizing chemical compound, that could penetrate into tiny airborne particles and likely affects both human health and global climate https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/05/new-type-of-extremely-reactive-substance-in-the-atmosphere/ 94 comments science
- Scientists discovers new properties of magnetism that could change our computers https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2022/05/scientists-discovers-new-properties-of-magnetism-that-could-change-our-computers/ 3 comments science
- A genetic variation present in 2 to 3% of Greenland’s population makes them metabolize sugar differently. Adult Greenlanders with the genetic variation have lower BMI, weight, fat percentage, & cholesterol levels.They have less belly fat & might find it easier to get a six pack. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/12/for-some-greenlanders-eating-sugar-is-healthy/ 101 comments science
- Researchers have isolated a compound from an Australian desert shrub with a long history of medicinal use by the Indigenous peoples of Australia that could help cancer patients better respond to chemotherapy. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/11/ancient-natural-medicine-could-improve-cancer-treatment/ 4 comments science
- The unlawful law: Mass surveillance of the Danish people https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/09/the-unlawful-law-mass-surveillance-of-the-danish-people/ 4 comments europe
- Arctic expedition discovers the most northerly island on Earth https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/08/arctic-expedition-discovers-the-most-northerly-island-on-earth/ 3 comments science
- Dried blood that can detect doping: a new WADA approved method could be tested at the Tokyo Olympics https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/07/dried-blood-can-detect-doping-now-approved-the-method-may-be-tested-at-the-tokyo-olympics/ 4 comments science
- Researchers have outlined an entire new subgroup of allergic reactions which explains these early skin reactions. Previously the scientists were unable to explain why some patients develop rashes and itching much faster than others https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/07/more-complex-than-we-thought-the-bodys-reaction-to-contact-allergens/ 6 comments science
- Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/02/ancient-egyptian-manual-reveals-new-details-about-mummification/ 5 comments science
- Computer can determine whether you’ll die from COVID https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2021/02/computer-can-determine-whether-youll-die-from-covid/ 3 comments europe
- Danish vaccine against coronavirus passes tests in mice https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2020/06/vaccine-against-coronavirus-passes-tests-in-mice/ 29 comments worldnews
- By measuring iron isotopes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of water and life elsewhere in the universe. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2020/02/the-earth-formed-much-faster-than-previously-thought/ 13 comments space
- By measuring iron isotopes, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of water and life elsewhere in the universe. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2020/02/the-earth-formed-much-faster-than-previously-thought/ 5 comments science
- People with longer thumbs mistype on their phones more often https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2020/02/size-does-matter-people-with-longer-thumbs-mistype-on-their-phones-more-often/ 5 comments nottheonion
- A 2,700-year-old cuneiform tablet from ancient Iraq describing medical treatments has suddenly revealed a secret – a hitherto overlooked drawing of the demon that the ancient Assyrians thought caused epilepsy. It is the earliest illustration of a demon that can be associated with epilepsy. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2019/12/researcher-discovers-terrifying-epilepsy-demon-on-2700-year-old-clay-tablet/?utm_source=miragenews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news 12 comments science
- Climate change resulting in bigger and more destructive hurricanes in the USA: Using new calculation methods, new research from the University of Copenhagen shows, unequivocally, a connection between climate change and the most destructive hurricanes https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2019/11/climate-change-resulting-in-bigger-and-more-destructive-hurricanes-in-the-usa/ 30 comments science
- Soviet collapse saved the atmosphere from 7.61 billion tonnes of CO2 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2019/11/soviet-collapse-saved-the-atmosphere-from-7-billion-tonnes-of-co2/ 24 comments science
- 11,500-year-old animal bones in Jordan suggest early dogs helped humans hunt. Archaeologists suggest that the introduction of dogs as hunting aids may explain the dramatic increase of hares and other small prey in the archaeological remains at the site. https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2019/01/11500-year-old-animal-bones-in-jordan-suggest-early-dogs-helped-humans-hunt/ 6 comments science
- In VR boys learn best when the teacher is a drone – girls learn better from virtual Marie https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2019/virtual-reality-research/ 22 comments nottheonion
- A mouse study shows that neurological damage to the brain in connection with Alzheimer’s disease may be repaired by a kind of dietary supplement. The substance also improves the cognitive and physical abilities of the mice, and the researchers believe the prospects for human testing are good. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2018/02/dietary-supplement-repairs-brain-damage-in-mice-with-alzheimers/ 25 comments science
- Study suggest that people who structure their own systematic rules for eating, and adhere to them regardless of feelings of hunger and satiety, are markedly better at keeping weight off compared to those who follow special diets or eat for pleasure and satiety. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2017/12/study-structured-daily-habits-may-be-the-key-to-lasting-weight-loss/ 299 comments science
- Algae can be genetically modified to produce medicine and other complex molecules from CO2, water, and sunlight. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2016/05/modified-microalgae-converts-sunlight-into-valuable-medicine/ 4 comments science
- Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2008/blue-eyes/ 87 comments science
- Malaria vaccine kills or shrinks 90pct of cancer types in mice trials. The malaria protein appears to only attach itself to a carbohydrate that is only found in the placenta and in cancer tumors in humans. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2015/10/malaria-vaccine-provides-hope-for-a-general-cure-for-cancer/ 62 comments science
- Atomic charge is asymmetric - small areas of positive charge exist upon atoms which are in fact negative http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2015/03/copenhagen-chemists-discover-an-unlikely-connection/ 6 comments science
- Fungus-growing ants have been cultivating crops for 50 million years http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2014/12/fungus-growing-ants-selectively-cultivate-their-crops/ 3 comments science
- A "smoking gun" on the Ice Age megafauna extinctions: It was climate that killed many of the large mammals after the latest Ice Age. But what more specifically was it with the climate that led to this mass extinction? http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2014/02/a-smoking-gun-on-the-ice-age-megafauna-extinctions/ 4 comments science
- Earth's history to be rewritten: until now, science has believed that oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere has been around for roughly 2.3 billion years. However, new research indicate that the dating of a so-called “Great Oxygenation Event” needs a 700- million-year backwards recalibration http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2013/2013.9/earth-history-to-be-rewritten/ 5 comments science
- Your primary school language reveals if you move away or stay behind http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2013/2013.7/your_primary_school_language_reveals_if_you_move_away_or_stay_behind 8 comments linguistics
- Danish researchers have published findings that explain a previously unknown mechanism used by cells to communicate, it significantly contributes to understanding why some children are born with malformations and why children and adults may develop life-threatening diseases http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2013/2013.6/danish_researchers_expose_new_cause_of_life-threatening_disease/ 52 comments science
- Key to burning fat faster discovered. Enzymes involved in breaking down fat can now be manipulated to work three times harder by turning on a molecular switch recently observed by chemists at the University of Copenhagen http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2012/2012.8/fatdegrading_enzymes/ 387 comments science