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Published 12 April 2024 Sharp-sighted bristle worm. Photo: Michael Bok. The large-eyed bristle worm Vanadis has long been of interest to the world’s vision researchers. But the worm has been difficult to study since it lives in the open sea and is active at night. Now, a research team has succeeded in locating an Italian worm colony and is able to confirm that the worm has completely unique vision

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Published 2 July 2019 Photo: Chris Collingridge. Researchers have shown for the first time that an animal uses different directional sensors to achieve the highest possible navigational precision in different conditions. When the sun is high, dung beetles navigate using the wind. The discovery of the dung beetles’ wind compass and how it complements the sun compass was made by an international res

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-use-wind-compass-when-sun-high - 2025-04-19

By webmaster [at] nano [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - published 20 May 2022 Jesper Schwarz, Aleksandra Ilic and Kenneth Wärnmark demonstrate their red iron complex inside a hydrogen balloon in front of a light reactor. Missing are Reiner Lomoth and Catherine Johnson from Uppsala University. Photo by Johan Joelsson. A research group at Lund University has succeeded in creating a hydrogen-prod

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Published 5 February 2018 Colourful clutter of both distant galaxies and foregrounded stars in our own galaxy. Stephan’s Quintet can be seen in the right-hand corner. Photo: CFHT, Pierre-Alain Duc (Obs. De Strasbourg) & Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CEA Saclay/Obs. De Paris). Astronomers have managed to take unusually colourful images of a group of galaxies using a telescope in Hawaii. The photos revea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/colourful-photo-reveals-cannibalism-galaxy-cluster - 2025-04-19

Published 21 February 2018 Illustration: Derek Logan The enzyme that produces DNA building blocks plays an important role when cells divide. In a new study, researchers have discovered for the first time that the so-called master switch of the enzyme can change locations - while still performing the same task. Regardless of whether you are human, a worm or a bacterium, all beings need to create ne

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Published 21 September 2017 Photo: Dana R. Fisher People who participated in the Women’s March in Washington DC in January 2017 were motivated by a range of diverse issues that cut across race, gender, and sexuality but shared similar educational backgrounds, a new study finds. It was led by researcher Dana R. Fisher, a Professor at the University of Maryland, and currently a visiting guest profes

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-march-mobilised-people-diverse-interests-study - 2025-04-19

Published 29 September 2017 Photo: Anders Hedenström For the first time, researchers are able to prove that there is an optimal speed for certain insects when they fly. At this speed, they are the most efficient and consume the least amount of energy. Corresponding phenomena have previously been demonstrated in birds, but never among insects. Previous studies of bumblebees have shown that they con

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/new-study-changes-our-view-flying-insects - 2025-04-19

Published 2 December 2016 The BECC board has decided to strengthen the ongoing interdisciplinary development of BECC research by announcing a call for funding salary of up to 6 two-year postdoctoral researcher positions. The aim is to promote the development of BECC research by creating and strengthening interdisciplinary interactions. Application deadline is January 27st 2017, 12.00. This is an a

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Published 19 September 2013 She is a new ‘Hedda’ professor, but has a long career behind her. Biologist Ellen van Donk now hopes that she can serve as a role model for female students who dream of a future career in research. Biologist Ellen van Donk is a new professor in Hedda Andersson’s name. LUM meets ecology researcher Ellen van Donk on a beautiful summer’s day. She comes from the Netherlands

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/new-professor-wants-be-role-model-female-students - 2025-04-19

Published 19 September 2013 For the next four years, Lund University will coordinate a new exchange programme with India. Over 100 Indian scholarship recipients will get the chance to study or do research in Europe. Lund University hopes that many of them will choose Lund as their destination. “We are pleased that the European Commission has put its trust in us again. We can now further develop th

https://www.staff.lu.se/article/lund-coordinate-new-eu-exchange-india - 2025-04-19