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A radioactive sign at Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. Photo by Kilian Karger on Unsplash
7 May 2026 | News

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...
Research station in a forest.
28 Apr 2026 | News

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...
Map with dots showing perforation potential.
13 Apr 2026 | News

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...
Polar research station. Photo by NOAA on Unsplash
8 Apr 2026 | News

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...
Swedish Climate Policy Council's Annual Report 2026, depicted on green background
24 Mar 2026 | News

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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