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The most important mineral in today's electric car batteries is lithium. China completely dominates the market, with no extraction taking place in Europe. However, a new study shows that there is great potential for European lithium…

/article/new-lithium-mines-could-cut-eu-imports-half- 2025-11-10

For over 60 years, scientists have tried to determine whether plants are pollinated primarily during the day or at night — without reaching a clear conclusion. Now, a major research review from 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden has revealed that…

/article/nocturnal-pollinators-just-important-their-daytime-colleagues- 2025-11-10

Solar energy stored in the form of fuel is something scientists hope could partially replace fossil fuels in the future. Researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden may have solved a long-standing problem that has hindered the development of…

/article/solar-fuel-conundrum-nears-solution- 2025-11-10

By analysing over 100,000 field measurements as well as environmental data, an international research team has created maps that show how and when naturally regrowing forests bind most carbon. To fulfil climate goals and avoid the most…

/article/secondary-forests-could-be-key-factor-climate-management-if-we-protect-them-time- 2025-11-10

Environmental pioneer Henrik Smith has won a major international ecology prize. He is also keen to emphasise the importance of research activity’s interaction with society – gone are the days when writing an extensive study and then…

/article/award-environmental-pioneer-has-message-academia- 2025-11-10

Ten years have passed since the countries of the world signed the Paris Agreement. Political scientist Fariborz Zelli sums up the surprises – both positive and negative – in climate policy over the past ten years and also looks ahead. What…

/article/decade-paris-agreement-brings-progress-and-setbacks- 2025-11-06

Archaeologist Peter Jordan has together with colleagues from the UK and the US received the prestigious ERC Synergy Grant. The research aims to shed new light on the demography of hunter-gatherer societies, potentially shifting our…

/article/lund-archaeologist-awarded-erc-synergy-grant- 2025-11-06

Pregnancies do not weaken a woman’s skeleton. Breastfeeding, however, can reduce bone density considerably. These are findings from a research report produced at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden. But breastfeeding women need not worry. “There is…

/article/new-findings-how-breastfeeding-affects-skeleton-could-boost-development-drugs-against-osteoporosis- 2025-11-04

Many might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more…

/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threats- 2025-11-03

Feeling unmotivated to carve another jack-o’-lantern out of a slimy pumpkin? As luck would have it, at least you don’t have to struggle with a rock-hard turnip. The pumpkin’s status as the main symbol of Halloween is actually somewhat of…

/article/root-vegetable-could-have-replaced-halloween-pumpkins- 2025-11-03

A new instrument on the four-metre VISTA telescope at the European Southern Observatory in Chile has recently captured its first starlight. This marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, as researchers prepare to map the sky in…

/article/new-eye-universe-opens-chile- 2025-10-30

A unique long-term study, in which biological samples were collected from the same population of blue tits over a 30-year period, shows that rising spring temperatures have doubled the incidence of avian malaria in southern Sweden…

/article/warmer-nordic-springs-double-incidence-avian-malaria- 2025-10-23

What keeps spaghetti from disintegrating in boiling water? The answer, according to new research, is gluten. The amount of salt in the water also has an unexpected significance. Using advanced techniques, researchers examined the internal…

/article/new-study-reveals-innermost-secrets-spaghetti- 2025-10-21

During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was an unexpected increase in the number of cases of type 1 diabetes in Sweden, particularly among children under five and young adult men. The infection accelerated the onset of diabetes among children…

/article/type-1-diabetes-increased-among-young-people-during-pandemic- 2025-10-17

Antibody-based drugs often become too thick to be injected at high concentrations. Now, new research can explain why this happens—knowledge that could eventually lead to easily injectable medications. Antibody-based drugs are currently…

/article/researchers-take-step-towards-improved-antibody-therapy- 2025-10-14

In 2025, children within the TEDDY study will submit their final samples at research clinics in Sweden, Finland, Germany and the United States. The international study has provided a lot of new knowledge about type 1 diabetes and how the…

/article/new-knowledge-about-type-1-diabetes-large-scale-teddy-study-will-soon-be-completed- 2025-10-14

A Swedish multi-centre study led by researchers at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ shows a link between low fibre consumption and the presence of unstable or high-risk plaque in coronary arteries – the type of plaque that can trigger blood clots and cause…

/article/link-identified-between-low-fibre-diet-and-more-dangerous-type-atherosclerotic-plaque-coronary- 2025-10-14

The story of the Ukrainian music scene since the Russian invasion is one of resilience. Even if it has meant playing in the underground Metro, or in cold bomb shelters with no electricity, many musicians have found ways to continue their…

/article/music-still-resonates-war-torn-ukraine- 2025-10-13

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 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ in Sweden reveals how the atmosphere is an ecosystem, with…

/article/hidden-highways-sky-mapped- 2025-10-13

Today, Times Higher Education (THE) published its latest ranking and 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ has retained its position at 95. “It’s very gratifying that we have retained our position, despite tougher global competition. A university is never…

/article/lund-university-top-100-times-higher-education-ranking- 2025-10-09