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Unique research on aging voices
15 February 2019
Can the singing-voice last for life? For some people, the voice quality deteriorates as early as in their fifties, while others sound great well into...
The scent of a flower varies locally
13 February 2019
A research team that includes researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the University of California Santa Cruz, Cornell University and the...
Dung beetles navigate better under a full moon
4 February 2019
Of all nocturnal animals, only dung beetles can hold their course using polarized moonlight. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown...
Unique camera enables researchers to see the world the way birds do
22 January 2019
Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how birds see colours in...
Body-painting protects against bloodsucking insects
17 January 2019
A study by researchers from Sweden and Hungary shows that white, painted stripes on the body protect skin from insect bites. It is the first time...
Promising bioplastic derived from “poo molecule”
15 January 2019
A new, fossil-free bioplastic is emerging. According to lab experiments, it is more durable than both regular plastic and other bioplastics, and is...
Economist with focus on inequality receives new Swedish prize in economics and management
14 January 2019
Professor Marianne Bertrand at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the first recipient of the the Jan Söderberg Family Prize in...
New honorary doctors in science at Lund University
10 January 2019
Lund University in Sweden has two new honorary doctors in science. One is an entertaining and creative circus artist in the subject of physics. The...
Antennal sensors allow hawkmoths to make quick moves
20 December 2018
All insects use vision to control their position in the air when they fly, but they also integrate information from other senses. Biologists at Lund...
Plastic waste disintegrates into nanoparticles, study finds
19 December 2018
There is a considerable risk that plastic waste in the environment releases nano-sized particles known as nanoplastics, according to a new study from...
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