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7 May 2026
40 years since Chernobyl
Maj-Lena Finnander Linderson, researcher at Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, did a study on the effects of the Chernobyl-disaster. It has now been 40 years since the...
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28 Apr 2026
Phosphorus deficiency may exacerbate climate problems
A lack of phosphorus in forest soil could lead to an acceleration of global climate change. This is shown by new research that has investigated the complex balance between carbon d...
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13 Apr 2026
Mining in the last of the wild: a method to identify mines in intact landscapes
How do you measure biodiversity impacts from products and raw materials extracted in very different places around the world? Researcher Carla Coelho from the Department of Earth an...
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8 Apr 2026
New funding for polar research
The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet) has recommended a new national initiative in polar research for funding as part of the government programme on Strategic Research Are...
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24 Mar 2026
Five questions to Anna Maria Jönsson, Swedish Climate Policy Council
The Swedish Climate Policy Council released its annual report on 19 March 2026. The report provides a comprehensive review of climate policy over the government’s most recent term....
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20 Mar 2026
Old-growth forests store a lot more carbon than managed forests
Swedish old-growth forests store 83 percent more carbon than managed forests, according to a new study from Lund University. The difference is substantially larger than previous es...
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4 Mar 2026
From water world to arid planet – Mars' geologic history mapped
New findings from Jezero crater reveal how bedrock formed deep within Mars' crust was uplifted, submerged under water in a lake and became altered. The results provide a new piece ...
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4 Mar 2026
Alexandra Pongrácz on Why You Shouldn’t Miss Swedish Climate Symposium 2026
Alexandra Pongracz is a researcher at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lund University and the programme chair for the Swedish Climate Symposium (SCS). With re...
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2 Mar 2026
Large forest fire emissions are hidden underground
Researchers at Lund University have produced the most detailed map of carbon emissions from Swedish forest fires to date. The results show that the largest emissions occur below th...
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12 Feb 2026
Our feelings towards nature influence how we support pollinators in our gardens
How we feel about nature affects the gardening choices we make and how much those choices benefit pollinators. A new study from Lund University highlights this connection, particul...