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Extreme UV light turns water into a weapon against PFAS

Pollution 2. jul 2026 6 min Tenured Associate Professor Zongsu Wei

Yellow rust crosses continents – and could threaten one of the world’s most important crops

Agriculture 25. aug 2026 9 min Professor Mogens Støvring Hovmøller

One Antarctic glacier could soon lose mass at the same rate as the entire continent

Computational modeling 17. may 2026 11 min Lecturer in Glaciology Daniel Goldberg

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6. okt 2026 4 min

A vast network of hidden valleys lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

17. sep 2026 12 min

A rock-laden iceberg revealed how icebergs are reshaping the deep sea

Carbon sequestration

8. sep 2026 9 min

Europe’s maps miss small wetlands whose climate value is at risk

11. aug 2026 5 min

A coral survival strategy can turn deadly in heatwaves

Environmental sustainability

28. jun 2026 8 min

An abandoned metal may help to make cleaner fuel for airplanes

Sustainable agriculture

9. jun 2026 7 min

New framework reveals that much protected nature exists only on paper

2. jun 2026 2 min

AI and satellite data reveal when soils are running dry – or becoming too wet

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Viruses – dead or alive?

As SARS-CoV-2 ravages the world, researchers are still debating whether this coronavirus, comprising DNA and RNA, a little enzyme and a protein coating, is alive. Viruses have no metabolism and cannot reproduce without a host. However, research has shown that viruses have a common evolutionary origin with our cells. The discussion does not change the never-ending battle humans have with deadly viruses, and since viruses have no metabolism, treatment and combating transmission are difficult.

16. nov 2023 3 min

How viral infection causes neurons to self-destruct

Drug development

25. apr 2023 14 min

Understanding materials and the interface with biology can revolutionise access to healthcare

3. nov 2020 4 min

Rapid transformation relieved the emergency medical services during the first COVID-19 wave

30. nov 2023 5 min

Even low-to-moderate air pollution can seriously harm public health

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26. mar 2020 8 min

Danish researchers trying to make crops more resistant to plant pathogens

6. jul 2021 2 min

New food category to create a real alternative to meat

12. dec 2024 3 min

Could higher temperatures break pollen?

Computational modeling

6. okt 2026 4 min

A vast network of hidden valleys lies beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet

17. sep 2024 3 min

Establishing new forests is not always straightforward

14. sep 2021 1 min

Will tomorrow’s milk come from a laboratory?

22. nov 2016 3 min

Thinking less green

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19. sep 2024 4 min

Unlocking quantum power: how scientists are pushing simulation boundaries

30. may 2023 3 min

A novel catalytic system using ionic fluids for storing hydrogen in vehicles

27. apr 2021 3 min

Developing much more personalized treatment for people with disease

14. jul 2024 2 min

Researchers intended to develop a better photovoltaic cell but instead discovered a new particle

1. may 2022 5 min

“The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” of COVID-19: Is the Spirit of ‘Global Common Good’ still alive?

10. mar 2021 1 min

Yeast and fungi will accelerate the green transition

30. apr 2024 3 min

Accelerated assessment of the environmental sustainability of biobased products

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