New study assesses the healthiness and pleasantness of cycling environment in Helsinki.
The endangered Saimaa ringed seal is an Ice Age relict living in the highly labyrinthine Lake Saimaa, Finland.
Finnish researchers have identified a possible new targeted drug for treating acute myeloid leukemia. In the future, the discovery may help patients with certain rare subtypes of the disease.
A research at the University of Helsinki suggests aquatic plants can be utilised as a tool to enhance the co-existence between aquatic invertebrates and their fish predators in urban ponds.
Scientists at the University of Helsinki offer new insights onto the control over reaction selectivity with visible light in plasmonic catalysis.
Puppyhood and adolescence diet may influence the incidence of canine chronic gastrointestinal problems later in life, according to a study carried out at the University of Helsinki.
Scientists applied machine vision models and were able to deduce from the context of an image if it pertained to the sale of a live animal. These methods make it possible to flag the posts which may be selling animals illegally.
Life on Earth has adapted to a bright day always being followed by a darker night. Due to light pollution, the natural dark is nevertheless a diminishing natural resource.
African rhino numbers are declining at unsustainable rates in core state-run parks which is why more than half the continent's remaining rhinos are now on private land.
A large-scale biobank-based study performed in Finland has discovered several new disease genes as well as new insights on how known genetic factors affect disease.
New results from the FinnGen study demonstrate the undeniable benefits of Finnish health research environment for genomic research.
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland set out to determine how 13 dog breeds performed in various cognitive tests.
A new study shows that North American bird communities containing functionally diverse species have changed less under climate change during the past 50 years than functionally simple communities.
The share of walking in cities should increase, but challenges remain. A recent study by the Digital Geography Lab group reveals what effect age, winter conditions and the service network have on the 15-minute city.
According to a new Finnish study, birds overwintering on arable land experienced fastest northward shifts due to climate change compared with birds of the same species overwintering in urban and forest habitats.
Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns – not just colours – when searching for food, new research shows.
How can we boost the resilience of the world’s coral reefs, which are imperiled by multiple stresses including mass bleaching events linked to climate warming?
Researchers find that learning and culture are needed for one of the most intricate forms of communication known outside humans
A new study focusing on 750,000 acres of U.S. coastal areas finds that mollusks act as ecosystem engineers, helping sustain salt marshes in the face of climate change.
To understand how cells behave, researchers also need to understand the molecules that make them work.