Moni tuttu lintulaji harvinaistuu entisestään. Varpusia ja kuoveja on nyt vähemmän kuin koskaan aiemmin. Toisaalta monien eteläisten lajien voittokulku jatkuu. Mustarastaita ja peukaloisia esiintyy ...

Helsingin yliopisto osallistuu Porissa 24.–27.6.2025 järjestettävään SuomiAreenaan. Yliopisto järjestää keskustelutapahtumassa tekoälyteemaisen pyöreän pöydän keskustelun, sekä tapaa päättäjiä ja ...

A pioneering study in experimental archaeology has revealed the techniques used by prehistoric communities in north-eastern Europe to extract animal teeth for crafting personal ornaments—offering ...

Exposure to alcohol during the first weeks of embryonic development changes gene activity and cellular metabolism. In laboratory cultures, it was found that the first cells of the nervous system are ...

The key content of the Sustainability Highlights 2024 describes the realisation of the University’s first sustainability and responsibility plan. The report includes also examples of other ...

The estimated renovation period is 10–11/ 2025 – 4–5/ 2026, when the facilities will be out of use. The main entrance, auditorium and corridor leading to the dining room will also be renovated. During ...

In April, the research team of WEIRD project (Whose sustainability? Disability and queer perspectives for sustainability transformations) hosted a hang-out for crip and queer students, as well as ...

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard ...

Tuore tutkimus paljastaa, että saimaannorppa on evolutiivisesti selvästi eriytyneempi kuin aikaisemmin on tiedetty. Tutkijat ehdottavatkin, että alalajin sijasta saimaannorpan tulisi olla oma ...

A recent study reveals that the Saimaa ringed seal is evolutionally much more differentiated than previously known. Indeed, researchers suggest that instead of a subspecies, it should be considered ...

Losing weight via lifestyle adjustments can deliver significant long-term health benefits, without the need for surgery or anti-obesity drugs. Alongside preventing diabetes, it can help ward off ...

IUFRO, or the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, established twelve new task forces for the period 2025–2029. One of them is called Interaction and Synergy of Carbon "3S" (Sink, ...