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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Eumelanin – a natural pigment found for instance in human eyes – has, for the first time, been identified in the fossilized compound eyes of 54-million-year-old crane-flies. It was previously assumed that melanic screening pigments did not exist in arthropods. “We were surprised by what we found because we were not lo

https://www.science.lu.se/article/composition-fossil-insect-eyes-surprises-researchers - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has found that a collision in the asteroid belt 470 million years ago created drastic changes to life on Earth. The breakup of a major asteroid filled the entire inner solar system with enormous amounts of dust leading to a unique ice age and, su

https://www.science.lu.se/article/gigantic-asteroid-collision-boosted-biodiversity-earth - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over the past 50 years, the water in lakes and watercourses has turned increasingly brown. The so-called browning has a negative impact on both drinking water production and ecosystems. If nothing is done, the water is likely to turn even browner – however, there is hope. Supported by a new study, researchers from Lun

https://www.science.lu.se/article/how-changes-land-use-could-reduce-browning-lakes - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a new article, researchers at Lund University have studied a new ice-skating technique that is more energy efficient than the traditional stride technique. By skating in arcs, ice hockey players can move just as quickly but with less energy loss. The authors say this could lead to better performance on the ice, as

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-analysed-alternative-skating-technique-could-revolutionise-ice-hockey - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the presence or absence of moonlight has a considerable bearing on when migratory birds take flight in the autumn. Together with colleagues at the Department of Biology at Lund University, Gabriel Norevik studied European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) and how t

https://www.science.lu.se/article/moon-determines-when-migratory-birds-head-south - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden and The University of Western Australia shows that the pressure from water droplets on a leaf surface triggers stress hormones like jasmonic acid. These cellular changes become apparent very quickly and can could make plants better equipped to with

https://www.science.lu.se/article/impact-water-droplets-leaves-quickly-triggers-stress-responses-plants - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team have discovered a peculiar object circling a red giant star. The celestial body is invisible but still has a strong impact on the star’s orbit. With the help of data simulations carried out at Lund University, the researchers have now been able to establish that the mysterious companion

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-researchers-have-tracked-black-hole-near-red-giant-star - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international study led from Lund University in Sweden shows that 30 per cent of the energy in a certain type of light-absorbing iron molecule disappears in a previously unknown manner. By closing this loophole, the researchers hope to contribute to the development of more efficient solar cells using this iron-base

https://www.science.lu.se/article/iron-based-solar-cells-track-becoming-more-efficient - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers in Sweden and the UK have discovered the largest known avian sex chromosome. The giant chromosome was created when four chromosomes fused together into one, and has been found in two species of lark. “This was an unexpected discovery, as birds are generally considered to have very stable genetic material w

https://www.science.lu.se/article/record-size-sex-chromosome-found-two-bird-species - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Not all neonicotinoid insecticides have negative effects on bees, according to researchers at Lund University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Their new study indicates that the use of certain neonicotinoids could benefit bumblebees and pollination. In a field study, the researchers Maj Rundlöf, Lu

https://www.science.lu.se/article/use-certain-neonicotinoids-could-benefit-bumblebees-new-study-finds - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By analysing almost daily water samples taken from the same river from 1940 until today, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have confirmed their hypothesis that the browning of lakes is primarily due to the increase in coniferous forests, as well as rainfall and sulphur deposits. The study was carried out on the

https://www.science.lu.se/article/unique-data-confirms-why-water-turns-brown - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that plant-eating insects affect forest ecosystems considerably more than previously thought. Among other things, the insects are a factor in the leaching of nutrients from soil and increased emissions of carbon dioxide. The researchers also establish that the temperatu

https://www.science.lu.se/article/plant-eating-insects-disrupt-ecosystems-and-contribute-climate-change - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Extremely acute vision and the ability to rapidly process different visual impressions – these two factors are crucial when a peregrine falcon bears down on its prey at a speed that easily matches that of a Formula 1 racing car: over 350 kilometres per hour. The visual acuity of birds of prey has been studied extensiv

https://www.science.lu.se/article/falcons-see-prey-speed-formula-1-car - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Two top international researchers have been named honorary doctors at Lund University’s Faculty of Science. Mary Higby Schweitzer achieved cult status with her fossil finds, including from a pregnant Tyrannosaurus rex female. Through advanced observations, astronomer Thomas Henning gave the world an increased understa

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dinosaur-expert-and-planet-formation-guru-are-new-honorary-doctors-science - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have for the first time found a connection between the immune systems of different bird species, and the various climatic conditions in which they live. The researchers at Lund University in Sweden believe that as the climate changes, some birds may be exposed to diseases that they are not equipped to hand

https://www.science.lu.se/article/immune-systems-not-prepared-climate-change - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It has now been confirmed that Lund University will receive SEK 100 million from the EU to coordinate the international research project Interact for another four years. Among other things, the funding is to be used to send more polar researchers to the Arctic, make data available using artificial intelligence and red

https://www.science.lu.se/article/lund-university-receives-sek-100-million-coordinate-major-polar-research-project - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ability of global ecosystems to absorb carbon dioxide is regulated to a large extent by the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. With lower plant access to these nutrients, greater volumes of carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere, instead of being absorbed by forests and other ecosystems. A new study has now charte

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-study-solves-old-climate-mystery-about-ecosystems-nutrient-limitation - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers have discovered nematodes, or worms, in the brains of lizard embryos. This is the first time they have been found in reptile eggs, and it was previously believed that egg laying prevents parasites from being transmitted in this way. The discovery was made by an international research team led by Nathalie F

https://www.science.lu.se/article/worms-discovered-brain-lizard-embryos-first-time - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Bird social groups are more complex than previously thought. Now, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have established that bird species which raise their young in nuclear family groups develop greater social complexity compared with species that raise their young in groups without family ties. In a new study, re

https://www.science.lu.se/article/raising-young-nuclear-family-groups-evolutionary-bliss-some-birds - 2026-05-29

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An international research team from Sweden and Hungary have discovered an entirely new sense in dogs: using their cold, wet nose tips, dogs can sense the heat from other animals or a human. “It has taken a rather long time to discover this, given that dog and man have lived side by side for 15,000 years, and we have r

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dogs-can-detect-heat-noses-study-finds - 2026-05-29