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Wastewater reveals increased usage of sweetners

Analysing wastewater can reveal the usage of artificial sweeteners. A newly published study shows their consumption patterns in several Swedish cities. Researchers recently published a study showing

An integrated agroforestry-bioenergy system for improved energy access, food security, and human and ecosystem health

A new study shows multiple benefits of combining sustainable biomass production in agroforestry systems with cleaner cooking solutions and electricity production in sub-Saharan Africa. Most of the

Trees increasingly taller, study shows

Forests are growing faster and trees are getting taller. In a recently published edition of Fakta Skog, researchers explain why. Trees are getting taller. A 50-year-old pine or spruce is, on average,

dam disaster

The explosion of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is a humanitarian, economic and ecological disaster. But out of the devastation grows what could be a world-unique natural area. Now scientists tell us

Selecting the right tree species a possible key to sustainable forestry in the tropics

Rainforests on Borneo have experienced large scale losses because of both unsustainable forestry and the expansion of oil palm plantations. Meanwhile the resources from the tropical forests are

Fler åtgärder behövs för att skydda ålen i svenska inlandsvatten

The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has published an updated assessment of the status of the European eel in Swedish waters. While the overall human impacts on eel in Swedish coastal

FF Luke Report

It's important to understand the opportunities and challenges that come with continuous cover forestry. Recently a new policy brief about CCF was published by LUKE and Future Forests. Continuous

Congratulations Svea

After a long-planned month at the shipyard in Falkenberg, R/V Svea is now out on an expedition again; newly painted, newly serviced and upgraded with new scientific equipment and an improved IT

“Junk” DNA helps plants to cope with cold stress

A vast amount of DNA contains no genetic information and was long thought to be junk. Recent research has shown that much of this “junk” DNA is in fact activated, but it was not known why.

Mitokondrie-DNA avslöjar hur abborren koloniserade Östersjön

Researchers from the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) and the Estonian University of Life Sciences have discovered that the Baltic Sea region is a melting pot for perch of different genetic

molsci hosts leading food structure experts

On June 19th, 2024, the Department of Molecular Sciences had the honor of hosting a distinguished visitor renowned in the field of food structure and properties, Professor Jose Miguel Aguilera Radic,

Plant cell wall research opens up new opportunities for bioengineering

Secondary cell walls provide the plant with stability and protection against damage and pathogens. PhD student Félix Barbut from Ewa Mellerowicz’s group at UPSC and SLU has been studying the role of