https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Danish parliament has recently adopted a controversial text asking universities to ensure that "politics is not disguised as science". The Local's contributor Sophie Standen examines why Denmark's politicians are criticising university researchers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210609/analysis-why-are-denmarks-politicians-criticising-the-countrys-university-researchers Wed, 09 Jun 2021 19:13:19 +0200 analysis-why-are-denmarks-politicians-criticising-the-countrys-university-researchers US and Danish researchers said Thursday they have developed an inexpensive blood test that may predict with up to 80 percent accuracy whether a pregnant woman will give birth prematurely. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180608/blood-test-may-predict-premature-birth-us-danish-researchers Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:49:57 +0200 blood-test-may-predict-premature-birth-us-danish-researchers People who grew up without green spaces are 50 per cent more likely to develop schizophrenia compared with those who grew up surrounded by greenery, according to a new Danish study, which is the first to find such a correlation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180601/schizophrenia-may-more-prevalent-away-from-green-spaces-danish-researchers Fri, 01 Jun 2018 12:15:54 +0200 schizophrenia-may-more-prevalent-away-from-green-spaces-danish-researchers Ninety-five new exoplanets - planets that orbit around stars other than our sun - can now be added to the long list of planets that have been discovered since the 1990s. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180219/danish-researcher-finds-95-new-planets Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:40:07 +0100 danish-researcher-finds-95-new-planets Archaeologists are now certain that the 264 bodies buried in the English town of Repton were Vikings, thereby settling a decades-old mystery. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180209/english-mass-grave-contains-remains-of-danish-viking-army Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:02:32 +0100 english-mass-grave-contains-remains-of-danish-viking-army Cats may keep mice away, but they can also help prevent asthma in newborn babies, a new study by scientists from the Copenhagen Studies on Asthma in Childhood Research Center (COPSAC) has concluded. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171108/cats-protect-newborns-against-asthma-danish-researchers Wed, 08 Nov 2017 17:45:34 +0100 cats-protect-newborns-against-asthma-danish-researchers Scandinavian researchers are working on an edible vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). https://www.thelocal.dk/20171027/sweden-norway-denmark-scandinavian-researchers-are-developing-an-edible-tick-borne-encephalitis-vaccine Fri, 27 Oct 2017 13:08:44 +0200 sweden-norway-denmark-scandinavian-researchers-are-developing-an-edible-tick-borne-encephalitis-vaccine Global scientists on Wednesday unveiled the first blueprint for a massive quantum computer that could be as large as a football pitch and offers hope of solving the world's most vexing problems. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170202/danish-scientists-behind-quantum-leap-blueprint-for-super-computers Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:10:17 +0100 danish-scientists-behind-quantum-leap-blueprint-for-super-computers At the University of Copenhagen, scientists have developed an experimental project called Protein2Food with the mission to replace meat with protein-rich crops. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161014/danish-ancient-crops-climate-change-food-shortage Fri, 14 Oct 2016 15:03:44 +0200 danish-ancient-crops-climate-change-food-shortage One out of three Danes grunts while doing number two but all of that noise is for naught, two medical experts say. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161007/danish-experts-grunting-doesnt-help-you-poop Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:55:44 +0200 danish-experts-grunting-doesnt-help-you-poop Want healthy kids? Get a dog. That’s the take-away from a “surprising” new study from a Danish research centre. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160808/dogs-lower-risk-of-childhood-ailment-danish-study Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:05:53 +0200 dogs-lower-risk-of-childhood-ailment-danish-study A new study found that the Danes have been getting even taller compared to the rest of the world over the last century. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160727/study-finds-danes-are-getting-even-taller Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:10:15 +0200 study-finds-danes-are-getting-even-taller A study that followed Danish workers for 12 years found that the well-being of employees – particularly women – suffers as a company's orders go up. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160722/more-work-makes-you-sick-danish-study Fri, 22 Jul 2016 12:34:43 +0200 more-work-makes-you-sick-danish-study A comprehensive study of twins in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland has led to new revelations about increased cancer risks among siblings. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160106/nordic-twins-help-reveal-higher-cancer-risks Wed, 06 Jan 2016 09:14:54 +0100 nordic-twins-help-reveal-higher-cancer-risks Women are so stressed out when they come home from work that they should head straight for the sofa to relax, a new Danish study recommends. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151027/danish-study-women-should-nap-after-work Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:17:02 +0100 danish-study-women-should-nap-after-work Danish physicist Lene Hau missed out on the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday but she is behind something that Albert Einstein thought was impossible: stopping light. Here are ten things you need to know about her. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151006/nobel-prize-ten-things-to-know-about-danish-physicist-lene-hau Tue, 06 Oct 2015 13:44:55 +0200 nobel-prize-ten-things-to-know-about-danish-physicist-lene-hau Chemicals in everyday products like food packaging and rain jackets can increase a woman’s risk of miscarriage by up to 16 times, a new Danish study warns. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150428/pizza-boxes-can-cause-miscarriage-danish-study Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:20:17 +0200 pizza-boxes-can-cause-miscarriage-danish-study If you are planning an expedition to the Arctic or are just interested in the area, you may want to check out new website ‘Isaaffik Arctic Gateway,' which is being launched in Copenhagen on Wednesday to facilitate research in the wake of climate change. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150408/new-arctic-website-helps-you-plan-your-expedition Wed, 08 Apr 2015 13:42:27 +0200 new-arctic-website-helps-you-plan-your-expedition The University of Copenhagen's Centre for GeoGenetics is behind new research that shows that the domestication of horses goes back thousands of years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141216/study-sheds-light-on-how-humans-tamed-wild-horses Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:44:00 +0100 study-sheds-light-on-how-humans-tamed-wild-horses Research from the University of Copenhagen maps the oldest entire genome of a European, shedding new light on early migration. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141107/first-europeans-weathered-the-ice-age-study Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:45:00 +0100 first-europeans-weathered-the-ice-age-study