Nanoparticles can reduce use of chemicals in agriculture
Researchers have developed an innovative method to reduce pesticide use in agriculture. By using nanoparticles made from lignin pesticides can be effectively attached to and absorbed by plant surfaces.
How to survive winter by hacking your light habits
Light truly conquers darkness. How can outdoor walks and artificial light enhance your well-being and help prevent depression during the long, dark winter?
The results of cowslip observations carried out with the help of citizen scientists from 32 countries in over 5,200 locations shed light on the well-being of insect-pollinated plants under changing climate and land use conditions. The study was made possible thanks to the contribution of European science enthusiasts. It revealed some surprising results recently published in the Journal of Ecology, one of the longest-standing top-level journals in this field.
The seabed of the Arctic Ocean is still largely unknown. But over the past four years, a seabed area three times the size of Sweden has been mapped. A significant part of the work has been carried out by Swedish researchers on the icebreaker Oden.
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Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method with bio-based nanoparticles that reduces the use of chemicals in agriculture, and makes it more environmentally friendly.
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by researchers from the Universities of Gothenburg and Stockholm suggests that this is an ongoing evolution where both sexes try to outsmart each other.