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Many might assume that we are powerless in the face of ongoing sea-level rise, and that the risk of flooding is inevitable near the coast. However, how governments choose to develop coastal regions is affecting exposure to flooding more than climate threats, according to a new study. The research analyses flood risk scenarios in China’s coastal zone from 2020 all the way until 2100. Across the wor

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/21st-century-flood-risk-affected-more-policy-climate-threats - 2026-05-10

Feng Zhang, professor at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard visited Lund University at the beginning of March to deliver the annual honorary lecture organised by the Royal Physiographic and Mendelian Societies in Lund.   Listen to the interview and hear more about why Feng Zhang wants to introduce a moratorium on genetically-modified babies and where Malin Parmar hopes her stem cell research w

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/honorary-lecturer-feng-zhang-crispr-research-treasure-hunt-nature - 2026-05-09

Twelve researchers at Lund University have been appointed Wallenberg Scholars, a programme funded by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation that supports excellent basic research, primarily in medicine, technology and the natural sciences. The total funding amounts to SEK 239 million. The grants, which are for a five-year period, are worth up to SEK 18 million each for researchers in theoretical

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/lund-universitys-wallenberg-scholars-are-announced - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Up to now, researchers have believed that birds stay at home and altruistically help raise younger siblings because this is the only way to pass on genes when you cannot breed yourself. But this idea is only partially true. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that birds benefit from being helpful because

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/birds-help-each-other-partly-selfish-reasons - 2026-05-09

A group of researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made the first iron-based molecule capable of emitting light. This could contribute to the development of affordable and environmentally friendly materials for e.g. solar cells, light sources and displays. For over 50 years, chemists have developed metal-based dye molecules for a wide range of different applications, such as displays and sol

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/modern-alchemy-creates-luminescent-iron-molecules - 2026-05-09

Even though childhood cancer is rare, it affects around 350 children and adolescents under the age of 18 each year in Sweden. That is almost one child every day. Due to improved treatment, 80 per cent of these children survive their cancer. Why do children develop cancer? That mystery has yet to be solved. Children suffer from other types of cancer than adults and the determining factor is the gen

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/high-survival-rate-after-childhood-cancer-what-cost - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/deputy-vice-chancellor-eva-wiberg-appointed-executive-director-u21-network - 2026-05-09

Recommendations from the WHO on limiting screen time for children under the age of five are almost impossible to follow, and risk causing unnecessary anxiety and stigmatisation of parents of young children. This according to a study from Lund University in Sweden on the digital media habits of young children. Instead, the researchers recommend that parents support their children by exploring digit

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/recommendations-young-childrens-screen-time-do-more-harm-good - 2026-05-09

Lao Saal has a mission; to make it possible to – just by testing a blood sample – reveal, not only if you have cancer, but also which therapies may be most effective, and how well is the cancer actually responding to treatment. His idea is to trace the genetic material that escapes from tumours and into the blood circulation. “It’s a great feeling when you can go the whole way from having an idea

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/service-cancer-patients - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In many studies, bariatric surgery has been highlighted as an almost magical method for weight loss and reversing type 2 diabetes. One question that has remained largely unanswered is how the effect of surgery differs from the effects of a strict low-calorie diet. This question has now been examined by researchers at

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/strict-diet-explains-metabolic-effect-gastric-bypass-surgery - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The jet-setting habits of Bill Gates and Paris Hilton mean that they produce an astonishing 10,000 times more carbon emissions from flying than the average person. This was the conclusion of my research mining their social media accounts (tweets, Instagram and Facebook posts) as well as those of a number of other cele

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/these-celebrities-cause-10000-times-more-carbon-emissions-flying-average-person - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/eco-friendly-water-treatment-works-best-experienced-bacterial-flora - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Cholesterol, a naturally occurring compound at the lung surface, has been shown to have a clear effect on the properties of this nanoscale film that covers the inside of our lungs. Cholesterol levels in this system may affect the lung’s function, according to researchers at Lund University in Sweden who have published

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cholesterol-key-player-lung-surface - 2026-05-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Millions of years of evolutionary fine-tuning have made dolphins phenomenally good at using echolocation to orient themselves, find food and communicate with one another. But how do they actually do it? New research from Lund University in Sweden shows that they emit two intertwined ultrasound beam components at diffe

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/dolphin-algorithm-could-lead-better-medical-ultrasounds - 2026-05-09

By analyzing DNA with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), an international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has developed a method that can accurately date up to ten-thousand year-old human remains. Accurately dating ancient humans is key when mapping how people migrated during world history.The standard dating method since the 1950s has been radiocarbon dating. The method, whi

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/researchers-develop-first-ai-based-method-dating-archeological-remains - 2026-05-09

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2026-05-09

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.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/plant-eating-insects-disrupt-ecosystems-and-contribute-climate-change - 2026-05-09

In many ways, Swedish industrialisation began in the home. Women spun, wove and sewed clothes for payment in between their daily agricultural tasks, food preparation and childcare. But didn’t all industrial production gradually move into the factories? ‟No, it didn’t. That is a common misconception,” says economic historian Malin Nilsson, who is researching paid home industry work. ‟That is an ove

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/womens-work-home-then-and-now - 2026-05-09

An international research team led by Lund University in Sweden has managed to study the flight behaviour of the mysterious black swift. They found, among other things, that the black swift rises to extreme heights during a full moon, seemingly catching insects in the moonlight. And, during a lunar eclipse, the birds simultaneously lost altitude. The results are published in Current Biology. The b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/black-swifts-descended-rapidly-during-lunar-eclipse - 2026-05-09

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, while others – such as cyanobacteria that contribute to algal blooms – are completely unaffected. Every year, the amount of plastic in the world’s oceans increases by between

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/grazing-zooplankton-severely-impacted-nanoplastic-particles - 2026-05-09