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It probably will not surprise anyone that pregnancy is a very complicated process. First, a sperm cell must find its way and fertilize an egg in the fallopian tube, after which the egg begins to divide. After about five days, the egg…

Can artificial intelligence be used to help detect breast cancer? The answer is an unequivocal 'yes' according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Computer Science and the Capital Region of Denmark’s breast…

Every year, more than 700,000 people worldwide die from antibiotic-resistant and antimicrobial infections. This figure surpasses the annual 627,000 deaths from malaria, 685,000 deaths from breast cancer and 500,000 deaths from drug abuse.…

Quantum research at UCPH is crossing the Atlantic. Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have signed a 4-year collaboration agreement with world leading quantum researchers at the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in…

In a meteor crater on the red planet, a solitary robot is moving about. Right now it is probably collecting soil samples with a drill and a robotic arm, as it has quite a habit of doing. NASA's Curiosity rover has been active on Mars as the…

Who’s stronger? A solitary leopard or a cackle of hyenas? And which is best at getting along with humans? University of Copenhagen researchers closely studied this in a large East African natural area surrounded by rural settlements. The…

If you feel like your six-year-old has suddenly gotten extra fussy about the texture of their dinner, don't worry. It will pass. A new study from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Food Science demonstrates that at the age of six,…

As many as one third of all Danes may at some point in life develop the cardiac arrythmia atrial fibrillation, which can cause palpitations, chest discomfort and shortness of breath and increases the risk of heart failure and stroke. We…

We have long since become accustomed to enjoying tomatoes, cucumbers, berries and melons year-round. In Europe, most of these imports come from Spain, where millions of tons of fruit and vegetables are grown under seas of white plastic that…

With the European Parliament elections now under way, millions of EU citizens are finalizing their decisions about which political party best represents their views. But anyone using LlamaChat, one of the major new AI chatbots, is very…