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  • 2025-06-18

    Microphones reveal when trees suffer from drought stress

    Trees exposed to drought emit sounds – and with the help of microphones, researchers can now listen in as their water transport systems begin to fail. A new study from SLU shows that ultrasound from the forest can reveal whether trees are suffering from permanent drought damage.
  • 2025-06-18

    Help SLU find wild honey bees this summer

    Are there still wild honeybee colonies in Sweden and Europe? If so, how do they survive the dreaded Varroa mite? These are some of the questions that researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) would like to answer, with the help of citizen scientists and beekeepers.
  • 2025-06-17

    Forest growth is rebounding, according to the Swedish National Forest Inventory

    Swedish forest growth is rising after a decline. Harvests are down from record levels. Scots pine volume increases, while Norway spruce declines, and dead wood volume continues to increase. These are some of the key findings in the latest official statistics from the National Forest Inventory.

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