Traditional plastic, based on fossil oil, has flooded the Earth and there is microplastic in all living things. This has led to intensive research for alternatives that decompose faster in nature. Bio-based polymers based ...
Environment
Jun 1, 2023
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A study of eelgrass meadows planted by researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that fauna return rapidly once the eelgrass has started to grow. Already after the second summer, the biodiversity in the planted ...
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2023
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hijacks parts of infected cells' vital RNA machinery, thereby blocking important functions in the cells. These damaging changes in the RNA can likely be reversed, potentially leading to new ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 29, 2023
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Conifers are generally better than broadleaved trees at purifying air from pollutants. But deciduous tree may be better at capturing particle-bound pollution. A new study led by the University of Gothenburg shows that the ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2023
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For the first time in two decades, there are more closed autocracies than liberal democracies in the world, but the future is not entirely bleak. This is shown in this year's democracy report from the Varieties of Democracy ...
Social Sciences
Mar 3, 2023
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Paulus Tiozzo studied the Nobel Prize and German literature for his thesis. Previously inaccessible archival material shows how members of the Swedish Academy viewed German literature during the two World Wars and the influence ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2023
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The rumor that the coastal cod is extinct is not true. Through DNA analyses, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified that there are still juvenile coastal cod off the west coast of Sweden. However, it ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2023
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We have a moral right to produce greenhouse gases (GHGs) to secure our basic needs, but this also entails obligations. Since GHG emissions are having a negative impact on the climate, all who can pay for their emissions should ...
Political science
Feb 7, 2023
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Leaders in the U.S. are getting older. For example, politicians in the House of Representatives are 20 years older than the average voter, and the country's 80-year-old President may stand for re-election. According to research ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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A closed copper mine on the Baltic Sea coast just south of Västervik has helped researchers study the capacity of coastal diatoms to survive when the environmental conditions change. A thesis from the University of Gothenburg ...
Evolution
Dec 7, 2022
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