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A beating heart. A complicated organ that pumps blood around the body of animals and humans. Not exactly something you associate with a Petri dish in a laboratory.But that may change in the future, and save the lives of people whose own…

Your boughs, so green in SummertimeStay bravely green in WintertimeO Tannenbaum, O Christmas treeHow lovely are thy branchesThis yuletide verse, known throughout the Christmas-celebrating world, is but one of many in which Christmas trees…

Have you ever wondered where the blue in your blue jeans comes from? Or the pink shades in your cosmetics kit? Or the paint on your bike?The color industry is a colossus, with tens of billions in annual revenue. In 99 percent of cases,…

If you have a Jolly Jumper in the barn or have ever made bacon out of Babe, chances are you're better at hearing when an animal is having a good or bad time than other people are. And, if you are between 20-29 years old and empathetic…

Meat will be the focal point of most families’ Christmas feasts this year. In Danish homes, duck, goose or roast pork typically share the plate with caramelized potatoes, red cabbage, pickled veg and brown sauce.But what if you want to…

Almost half of the Danish population is trying to reduce their meat consumption, research into the Danes’ relation to green and climate-friendly food shows. For some, it is easy, while others face great social and practical barriers when…

The number of lakes on our planet has increased substantially in recent decades, according to a unique global survey of 3.4 million lakes that the University of Copenhagen has taken part in. There has been a particular increase in the…

Termites have cultivated and eaten them for 30 million years. This incredible mushroom has more protein than chicken, soy and corn, but has yet to be grown by humans. By imitating termites, scientists at the University of Copenhagen will…

The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average. In areas where snow and ice used to reflect sunlight back into the atmosphere, melted terrain now absorbs heat into the earth’s surface. There has long been speculation…

It is estimated that methane accounts for 30 percent of all global warming from gaseous emissions. Megatons of it are released by way of agricultural animal production and many industrial processes. But imagine if we could use something…