https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/ Here, you find news from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC) at the University of Copenhagen. en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:27:05 +0200 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:27:05 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2026/new-book-rethinks-science-education-for-young-learners/ New book on science education places students’ direct experiences with nature at the forefront....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2026/new-book-rethinks-science-education-for-young-learners/" alt="New book rethinks science education for young learners" title="New book rethinks science education for young learners"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600/manifest-naturfag.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2026/new-book-rethinks-science-education-for-young-learners/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100 https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/researchers-warn-climate-change-could-expand-habitats-for-malaria-mosquitoes/ If we fail to curb climate change, malaria mosquitoes could significantly expand their habitats across...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/researchers-warn-climate-change-could-expand-habitats-for-malaria-mosquitoes/" alt="Researchers Warn: Climate Change Could Expand Habitats for Malaria Mosquitoes" title="Researchers Warn: Climate Change Could Expand Habitats for Malaria Mosquitoes"><img src="https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/Malariamyg_1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://news.ku.dk/all_news/2025/11/researchers-warn-climate-change-could-expand-habitats-for-malaria-mosquitoes/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:15:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-sciencetechnology-initiative-is-set-to-make-climate-education-tangible-and-relevant/ A new teaching project from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, supported by the Villum...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-sciencetechnology-initiative-is-set-to-make-climate-education-tangible-and-relevant/" alt="New initiative is set to make climate education tangible and relevant" title="New initiative is set to make climate education tangible and relevant"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600/Et-endnu-gronnere-klima.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-sciencetechnology-initiative-is-set-to-make-climate-education-tangible-and-relevant/ Wed, 19 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/millipede-species-named-in-honor-of-louis-a.-hansen/ A new species of millipede is named in honor of Louis A. Hansen, who collected the specimen in Tanzania...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/millipede-species-named-in-honor-of-louis-a.-hansen/" alt="Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen" title="Millipede species named in honor of Louis A. Hansen"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/2024-2025/1100x600/millipede-louishanseni.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/millipede-species-named-in-honor-of-louis-a.-hansen/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/shape-matters---new-insight-into-biodiversity-hotspots/ New study enhances our understanding of what determines biodiversity richness on Earth.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/shape-matters---new-insight-into-biodiversity-hotspots/" alt="New insight into biodiversity hotspots" title="New insight into biodiversity hotspots"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/2024-2025/1100x600/science-advances-jon-fjeldsaa.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/shape-matters---new-insight-into-biodiversity-hotspots/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:15:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/researchers-call-for-new-tools-to-link-nature-and-public-health/ New study urges governments to rethink how the measure and address the health of both people and the...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/researchers-call-for-new-tools-to-link-nature-and-public-health/" alt="Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health" title="Researchers call for tools to link nature and public health"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600/biodiversity-human-health.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/researchers-call-for-new-tools-to-link-nature-and-public-health/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-skink-species-named-after-cmec-researcher/ New species of skink has been named in honor of Harith Farooq for his work on reptile fauna.<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-skink-species-named-after-cmec-researcher/" alt="New species named after CMEC researcher" title="New species named after CMEC researcher"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/2024-2025/1100x600/trachylepis-farooqii.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/new-skink-species-named-after-cmec-researcher/ Mon, 26 May 2025 15:15:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/katherine-richardson-receives-planet-earth-award/ Katherine Richardson receives the AWS Planet Earth Award for her contributions in science and science-policy...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/katherine-richardson-receives-planet-earth-award/" alt="Katherine Richardson receives Planet Earth Award" title="Katherine Richardson receives Planet Earth Award"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600/richardson-award-aws.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2025/katherine-richardson-receives-planet-earth-award/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:30:00 +0100 https://rocs.ku.dk/news/2024/nordic-biodiversity-took-center-stage-in-copenhagen/ On 11-12 December 2024, University of Copenhagen hosted a workshop in the nordic biodiversity framework...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://rocs.ku.dk/news/2024/nordic-biodiversity-took-center-stage-in-copenhagen/" alt="Nordic biodiversity took center stage in Copenhagen" title="Nordic biodiversity took center stage in Copenhagen"><img src="https://rocs.ku.dk/images/1100x600/nordic-biodiversity-framework.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://rocs.ku.dk/news/2024/nordic-biodiversity-took-center-stage-in-copenhagen/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:15:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/climate-change-and-land-use-impact-local-bird-populations/ Based on millions of bird observations, a new study shows how shifts in climate and land use are reshaping...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/climate-change-and-land-use-impact-local-bird-populations/" alt="Climate change and land use impact local bird populations" title="Climate change and land use impact local bird populations"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600/skylark-research-biodiversity.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/climate-change-and-land-use-impact-local-bird-populations/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:15:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/shedding-light-on-the-extinction-of-the-woolly-rhinoceros/ Climate change has previously been pointed out as the sole reason to the extinction of woolly rhinoceros'....<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/shedding-light-on-the-extinction-of-the-woolly-rhinoceros/" alt="Shedding light on the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros" title="Shedding light on the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/woolly-rhinoceros.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/shedding-light-on-the-extinction-of-the-woolly-rhinoceros/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-report-publish-on-the-potentials-for-more-natural-areas-in-denmark/ New report from Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate shows concrete ways to ensure Denmark's...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-report-publish-on-the-potentials-for-more-natural-areas-in-denmark/" alt="New report published on Danish nature" title="New report published on Danish nature"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/arealrapport2024-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-report-publish-on-the-potentials-for-more-natural-areas-in-denmark/ Fri, 31 May 2024 09:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/mere-bedre-og-stoerre-natur-i-danmark/ Ny rapport viser konkrete veje til at sikre Danamrks biodiversitet gennem etablering af store sammenhængende...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/mere-bedre-og-stoerre-natur-i-danmark/" alt="Ny rapport: Mere, bedre og større natur i Danmark" title="Ny rapport: Mere, bedre og større natur i Danmark"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/arealrapport2024-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/mere-bedre-og-stoerre-natur-i-danmark/ Wed, 29 May 2024 14:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-study-challenges-our-understanding-of-global-biodiversity-hotspots/ Based on millions of distribution data, researchers reveal unexpected patterns that may redefine our...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-study-challenges-our-understanding-of-global-biodiversity-hotspots/" alt="New study on global biodiversity hotspots" title="New study on global biodiversity hotspots"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/Humid_clound_forest_Jon_Fjeldsaa.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/new-study-challenges-our-understanding-of-global-biodiversity-hotspots/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:15:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/carsten-rahbek-receives-distinguished-fellow-award/ Professor Carsten Rahbek received the 2024 IBS Distinguished Fellow Award at the biennial conference...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/carsten-rahbek-receives-distinguished-fellow-award/" alt="Carsten Rahbek receives Distinguished Fellow Award " title="Carsten Rahbek receives Distinguished Fellow Award "><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/carsten-rahbek-award.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2024/carsten-rahbek-receives-distinguished-fellow-award/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:00:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/six-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-now-exceeded/ New study led by Professor Katherine Richardson updates the Planetary Boundaries framework and shows...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/six-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-now-exceeded/" alt="Six of nine planetary boundaries exceeded" title="Six of nine planetary boundaries exceeded"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/1100x600-slider/Slider-pb3.0-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/six-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-now-exceeded/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/art-met-science/ Professor Carsten Rahbek was invited by artist Danh Vo to give a talk on the biodiversity crisis as part...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/art-met-science/" alt="Carsten Rahbek invited as speaker at Paris exhibition" title="Carsten Rahbek invited as speaker at Paris exhibition"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/carsten-rahbek-paris.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/art-met-science/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:15:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/natures-future-pharmacy-in-peril/ For thousands of years, people have relied on the healing properties of plants – in some places...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/natures-future-pharmacy-in-peril/" alt="Nature’s future pharmacy in peril" title="Nature’s future pharmacy in peril"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/medicinal-biodiversity-1100x600px.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/natures-future-pharmacy-in-peril/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:00:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/a-time-machine-for-anticipating-bird-diversity/ Genetic bird data shows patterns of trait diversity over the distant past and under a previous period...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/a-time-machine-for-anticipating-bird-diversity/" alt="A time machine for anticipating bird diversity " title="A time machine for anticipating bird diversity "><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/song-sparrow-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2023/a-time-machine-for-anticipating-bird-diversity/ Fri, 10 Feb 2023 10:30:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/11/cmec-research-retreat-2022/ CMEC left the usual surroundings behind to go on the annual Research Retreat. This year, the destination...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/11/cmec-research-retreat-2022/" alt="CMEC Research Retreat 2022" title="CMEC Research Retreat 2022"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/cmec-retreat1-110x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/11/cmec-research-retreat-2022/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:45:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/10/living-planet-report-2022-released-with-contributions-by-cmec-researchers/ Based on analyses by international researchers, including Jonas Geldmann and Neil Burgess from the Center...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/10/living-planet-report-2022-released-with-contributions-by-cmec-researchers/" alt="Living Planet Report released with contributions by CMEC researchers" title="Living Planet Report released with contributions by CMEC researchers"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/deforestation-macroecology-cmec.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/10/living-planet-report-2022-released-with-contributions-by-cmec-researchers/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:30:00 +0100 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/framework-predicts-genetic-diversity-loss/ New study published in Science with CMEC co-authorship resolves a 100 year old challenge for predicting...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/framework-predicts-genetic-diversity-loss/" alt="Framework predicts genetic diversity loss" title="Framework predicts genetic diversity loss"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/Genetic-diversity-edit.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/framework-predicts-genetic-diversity-loss/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 16:00:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/field-expedition-to-ecuador/ A new expedition to Ecuador from the Villum Center for Global Mountain Biodiversity aims at enhancing...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/field-expedition-to-ecuador/" alt="New field expedition to Ecuador " title="New field expedition to Ecuador "><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/ecuador-regnskov-colourbox-600x1100.JPG.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/09/field-expedition-to-ecuador/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 11:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/08/biodiversity-cradles-and-museums---new-study-gives-insight-into-speciation-extinction-dynamics/ The distribution of old and young species brings new insight into the speciation-extinction dynamics...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/08/biodiversity-cradles-and-museums---new-study-gives-insight-into-speciation-extinction-dynamics/" alt="Biodiversity cradles and museums: New study on speciation-extinction dynamics" title="Biodiversity cradles and museums: New study on speciation-extinction dynamics"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/08/biodiversity-cradles-and-museums---new-study-gives-insight-into-speciation-extinction-dynamics/hummingbird-biodiversity-cradles-museums-1100x600.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/08/biodiversity-cradles-and-museums---new-study-gives-insight-into-speciation-extinction-dynamics/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:30:00 +0200 https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/07/450-people-attended-the-biodiversity-symposium/ The Danish Biodiversity Symposium (Biodiversitetssymposiet) took place on the 23-24 June attracting close...<div class="item-image"><a href="https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/07/450-people-attended-the-biodiversity-symposium/" alt="450 people attended the Biodiversity Symposium" title="450 people attended the Biodiversity Symposium"><img src="https://macroecology.ku.dk/image/nyheder/biodiversity-symposium-2022.png/" border="0" alt="" /></a></div> https://macroecology.ku.dk/news/2022/07/450-people-attended-the-biodiversity-symposium/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:45:00 +0200