Presidency 2015.01.08 Professor Carsten Rahbek appointed President The International Biogeography Society has appointed Professor Carsten Rahbek, director of the…
2015.01.05 Wild nature on campus CMEC is supporting a new project on Nørre Campus, establishing four outdoor areas with native plant…
NEW MUSEUM 2014.12.17 Christmas present of the year: 550 m from private foundations ensures new museum of natural history. Through generous donations from VILLUM FONDEN, The Novo Nordisk Foundation, The Obel Family…
Diversity 2014.12.11 INTERNATIONAL TEAM MAPS "BIG BANG" OF BIRD EVOLUTION The genomes of modern birds tell a story of how they emerged and evolved after the mass extinction…
POISONOUS LUNCH 2014.11.25 Vultures evolved an extreme gut to cope with disgusting dietary habits How is it that vultures can live on a diet of carrion that would at least lead to severe…
computer simulations 2014.11.11 Scientists model the formation of the oldest known star in the Milky Way Scientists have modelled the formation of the oldest known star in the Milky Way using…
Early European history 2014.11.06 Ancient genomes show the European meta-population DNA recovered from a 36,000 year old fossil skeleton found in Russia shows early divergence of…
2014.10.28 European Journal of Taxonomy #100 The European Journal of Taxonomyis a peer-reviewed international journal in descriptive taxonomy,…
Biodiversity targets 2014.10.03 More investment needed to reach international biodiversity targets by 2020 Despite some progress, more needs to be done to reach the internationally agreed set of biodiversit…
Evolutionary thinking 2014.09.11 Evolutionary tools improve prospects for sustainable development In a new Science review by the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate and the University of…