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Air pollution does not only harm human health. New research shows that birds also experience measurable biological changes after breathing in soot particles from traffic emissions. While the effects of polluted air are well documented in humans, far less is known about how animals with different physiologies respond. A new doctoral thesis from Lund University provides fresh evidence of how vehicle

https://www.science.lu.se/article/car-exhaust-fumes-linked-dna-damage-and-weakened-immunity-city-birds - 2026-05-19

How do some planets end up extremely close to their host stars, despite appearing to have formed much farther away? A new international study, led by the University of Southern Queensland in collaboration with MIT, seeks to answer this question. From Lund University, Judith Korth contributed key dynamical analysis. The study focuses on TOI‑1130b, a mini‑Neptune orbiting a star about 190 light‑year

https://www.science.lu.se/article/when-planets-migrate-lund-researcher-contributes-key-analysis - 2026-05-19

Extreme weather poses a big threat to birds. Yet there is a lack of both knowledge and methods for measuring its negative effects. In a new study, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have identified knowledge gaps and propose practical tools for analysing the risks to birds. Extreme weather has become increasingly common worldwide, often in the form of combinations of heat and drought. Thes

https://www.science.lu.se/article/birds-can-suffer-serious-harm-heatwaves - 2026-05-19

Salem Thawaba, Professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Birzeit University in Palestine, visited Lund at the end of April. He was there to participate in teaching activities and discuss potential collaborations with Lina Eklund from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (MGeo). On 30 April, he held a seminar entitled “Colonisation and ever-shifting borders: A Case from the West Bank”

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-highlights-effects-border-changes-west-bank - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 other is a chemistry professor who is passionate about providing students with an early link to qualified research. The Faculty of Science at Lund University has now annou

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-honorary-doctors-science-lund-university - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 researchers have successfully shown that body-painting has this effect. Among indigenous peoples who wear body-paint, the markings thus provide a certain protection against

https://www.science.lu.se/article/body-painting-protects-against-bloodsucking-insects - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Using a specially designed camera, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have succeeded for the first time in recreating how birds see colours in their surroundings. The study reveals that birds see a very different reality compared to what we see. Human colour vision is based on three primary colours: red, green a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/unique-camera-enables-researchers-see-world-way-birds-do - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Of all nocturnal animals, only dung beetles can hold their course using polarized moonlight. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now shown that the beetles can use polarized light when its signal strength is weak,which may allow them to find their bearings when artificial light from cities swamp natural moon

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-navigate-better-under-full-moon - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A research team that includes researchers from Lund University in Sweden, the University of California Santa Cruz, Cornell University and the University of São Paulo, has discovered that the scent of flowers of the same species can be completely different - despite growing only some10 kilometres apart. The study is no

https://www.science.lu.se/article/scent-flower-varies-locally - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Work is going ahead on several new research projects about extreme weather in the light of last summer’s extreme drought. Three of these projects concern extreme weather’s impact on algal blooms, its consequences for bumble bee colonies, and the use of climate models to investigate effects on political, legal and soci

https://www.science.lu.se/article/new-research-extreme-weather - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nearly 100 species of swift are completely adapted to life in the air. That is the conclusion of researchers at Lund University in Sweden after having studied a third species and observing that some individuals did not land for over three months. “They eat and sleep while they are airborne. This is something that rese

https://www.science.lu.se/article/swifts-are-born-eat-and-sleep-air - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Solar storms can be far more powerful than previously thought. A new study has found evidence for the third known case of a massive solar storm in historical times. The researchers believe that society might not be sufficiently prepared if a similar event were to happen now. Our planet is constantly being bombarded by

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researchers-uncover-additional-evidence-massive-solar-storms - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The giant planet Jupiter was formed four times further from the sun than its current orbit, and migrated inwards in the solar system over a period of 700.000 years. Researchers found proof of this incredible journey thanks to a group of asteroids close to Jupiter. It is known that gas giants around other stars are oft

https://www.science.lu.se/article/jupiters-unknown-journey-revealed - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. By generating 3D images of bumblebees’ compound eyes, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered how bumblebees differ in their vision. The results could contribute to increased knowledge about the pollination process - once researchers are able to determine which flowers different bees see easily, and w

https://www.science.lu.se/article/3d-models-reveal-why-bigger-bumblebees-see-better - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In recent years, researchers have tried to capture the electrical current that bacteria generate through their own metabolism. So far, however, the transfer of the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode has not been efficient at all. Now, researchers from institutions including Lund University have achieve

https://www.science.lu.se/article/bacteria-could-become-future-source-electricity - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A researcher at the Department of Geology at Lund University has been awarded just over SEK 26 million by the European Research Council, ERC. Daniel Conley, professor of biogeochemistry at Lund University, has been awarded the grant for a five-year project on diatoms in the ocean. Diatoms have a significant impact on

https://www.science.lu.se/article/researcher-awarded-prestigious-erc-grant - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Astronomers have discovered what appears to be the remnants of a planet orbiting a dead star in a disc of debris formed from destroyed planets. The planetary fragment could offer clues into the fate of our own Solar System in the far-off future. According to a new study published in Science, researchers have found a s

https://www.science.lu.se/article/remains-planet-found-orbiting-dead-star - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Professor Mats E. Eriksson of Lund University in Sweden is now publishing his second book in the somewhat unusual subject combination of geological fossils and heavy metal music. Researching microscopic fossils and attempting to reconstruct several hundred million-year-old ecosystems is Mats E. Eriksson’s day job as a

https://www.science.lu.se/article/geology-professor-releases-new-book-about-heavy-metal - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.science.lu.se/article/dung-beetles-use-wind-compass-when-sun-high - 2026-05-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a uniquely detailed global climate model that will increase our understanding of climate change. It is the first time that vegetation and land use, at this level of detail, are included in climate modeling within EC-Earth, a global climate and earth system mo

https://www.science.lu.se/article/unique-climate-model-includes-vegetation-developed - 2026-05-19