Aila Määttä
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BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
October 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
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Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
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October 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
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Miten jatkuva vuorovaikutus tekoälyn kanssa vaikuttaa ihmismieleen? Mitä tapahtuu, kun ulkoistamme osan ajattelun prosesseista ja luovuutta vaativista tehtävistä koneelle? Millaisesta tekoälyn käytöstä olisi meille hyötyä?
Seuraa keskustelua Tiedekulmassa tai verkossa huomenna ti 6.10. klo 17.
Seuraa keskustelua Tiedekulmassa tai verkossa huomenna ti 6.10. klo 17.
Mitä tekoäly tekee mielelle? | Tiedekulma | Helsingin yliopisto
Miten jatkuva vuorovaikutus keskustelubottien kanssa vaikuttaa ihmismieleen, ja mitä tapahtuu, kun ulkoistamme ajattelua koneelle? Millaisesta tekoälyn käytöstä olisi meille hyötyä? Seuraa keskustelua Tiedekulmassa tai verkossa 6.10.
www.helsinki.fi
October 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Miten jatkuva vuorovaikutus tekoälyn kanssa vaikuttaa ihmismieleen? Mitä tapahtuu, kun ulkoistamme osan ajattelun prosesseista ja luovuutta vaativista tehtävistä koneelle? Millaisesta tekoälyn käytöstä olisi meille hyötyä?
Seuraa keskustelua Tiedekulmassa tai verkossa huomenna ti 6.10. klo 17.
Seuraa keskustelua Tiedekulmassa tai verkossa huomenna ti 6.10. klo 17.
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Which one is your favourite? 😆
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Comedy wildlife photography award finalists 2026 – in pictures
A selection of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 finalists – from a shortlist featuring a caiman wearing a wig, a leopard doing a handstand, a strutting white-tailed eagle and a polar bear appeari...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Which one is your favourite? 😆
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The people fighting for clean air for us all should be celebrated, not silenced.
Governments must act now to slash climate emissions, make rich polluters pay for the damage they've done, and protect the air we breathe.
act.gp/4dbD7Fq
Governments must act now to slash climate emissions, make rich polluters pay for the damage they've done, and protect the air we breathe.
act.gp/4dbD7Fq
Champions of clean air: People power in the fight against air pollution - Greenpeace International
Meet champions of clean air from around the world who are standing up and fighting for local solutions to air pollution, whilst inspiring and empowering their communities.
act.gp
October 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
The people fighting for clean air for us all should be celebrated, not silenced.
Governments must act now to slash climate emissions, make rich polluters pay for the damage they've done, and protect the air we breathe.
act.gp/4dbD7Fq
Governments must act now to slash climate emissions, make rich polluters pay for the damage they've done, and protect the air we breathe.
act.gp/4dbD7Fq
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1 in 3 people are now exposed to EXTREMELY HIGH levels of harmful air pollution, fuelled by record heatwaves and wildfires combined with climate-wrecking emissions.
Clean air shouldn’t be a luxury, it’s a basic human right.
#AirPollution #ClimateCrisis
Clean air shouldn’t be a luxury, it’s a basic human right.
#AirPollution #ClimateCrisis
One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor
Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said…
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October 5, 2026 at 8:21 AM
1 in 3 people are now exposed to EXTREMELY HIGH levels of harmful air pollution, fuelled by record heatwaves and wildfires combined with climate-wrecking emissions.
Clean air shouldn’t be a luxury, it’s a basic human right.
#AirPollution #ClimateCrisis
Clean air shouldn’t be a luxury, it’s a basic human right.
#AirPollution #ClimateCrisis
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🌍 Happy #WorldHabitatDay!
This autumn, maybe leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas? 🍂
It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs.
We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens.
This autumn, maybe leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas? 🍂
It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs.
We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens.
October 5, 2026 at 8:46 AM
🌍 Happy #WorldHabitatDay!
This autumn, maybe leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas? 🍂
It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs.
We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens.
This autumn, maybe leave the leaves to help biodiversity in urban areas? 🍂
It's a protective habitat layer insulating the soil, providing safe overwintering cover for animals, and feeding local food webs.
We all can help protecting habitats – starting in our gardens.
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Our daily journalism news and insights briefing features pieces on Egypt’s latest crackdown on press freedom, BBC cuts and staff morale, and Indian journalists alleging police sexual assault.
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Plus: BBC cuts and staff morale | The Atlantic’s corporate podcast | Indian journalists allege police sexual assault Journalism Today. 5 October 2026 Research | Reporting | Fellowships | Leadership 🗞️...
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October 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Our daily journalism news and insights briefing features pieces on Egypt’s latest crackdown on press freedom, BBC cuts and staff morale, and Indian journalists alleging police sexual assault.
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Mapping the world’s forests in 3D🌳
New data from @esa.int's Biomass mission measure forest canopy height from space, even in dense tropical forests.
These measurements can improve estimates of above-ground biomass and the carbon stored in trees.
Read the story🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/eo...
New data from @esa.int's Biomass mission measure forest canopy height from space, even in dense tropical forests.
These measurements can improve estimates of above-ground biomass and the carbon stored in trees.
Read the story🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/eo...
Forests in 3D: Biomass Data Insights - Earth Online
Forests are often considered in terms of the land area they occupy - their two-dimensional extent. However, forests also vary greatly by height and density - the third dimension. By considering forest...
earth.esa.int
October 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Mapping the world’s forests in 3D🌳
New data from @esa.int's Biomass mission measure forest canopy height from space, even in dense tropical forests.
These measurements can improve estimates of above-ground biomass and the carbon stored in trees.
Read the story🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/eo...
New data from @esa.int's Biomass mission measure forest canopy height from space, even in dense tropical forests.
These measurements can improve estimates of above-ground biomass and the carbon stored in trees.
Read the story🔗 earth.esa.int/eogateway/eo...
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🗺️ Nordic economies may face common external shocks, but regional trajectories can be very different.
This #MapMonday maps annualised GDP per capita change across Nordic regions, 2019–2024. Cities are strong, but rural regions had the highest median growth.
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This #MapMonday maps annualised GDP per capita change across Nordic regions, 2019–2024. Cities are strong, but rural regions had the highest median growth.
➡️ pub.nordregio.org/r-2026-2-sta...
October 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
🗺️ Nordic economies may face common external shocks, but regional trajectories can be very different.
This #MapMonday maps annualised GDP per capita change across Nordic regions, 2019–2024. Cities are strong, but rural regions had the highest median growth.
➡️ pub.nordregio.org/r-2026-2-sta...
This #MapMonday maps annualised GDP per capita change across Nordic regions, 2019–2024. Cities are strong, but rural regions had the highest median growth.
➡️ pub.nordregio.org/r-2026-2-sta...
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Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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October 5, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Learn more about the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
October 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
BREAKING NEWS
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
Nobelpris i medicin. www.svt.se/nyheter/vete...
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann och Georg Nagel tilldelas årets Nobelpris 2026 i medicin
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann och Georg Nagel tilldelas årets Nobelpris 2026 i medicin. Nobelkommittén beskriver hur trions upptäckter gjort det möjligt att visa hur nervceller formar minnen, känslo...
www.svt.se
October 5, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Nobelpris i medicin. www.svt.se/nyheter/vete...
Auta pölyttäjiä pihallasi. www.sll.fi/opi-lisaa/po...
Auta pölyttäjiä pihallasi
Tee maailman ihanin luontoteko ja jätä puolet pihastasi pölyttäjille! Jätä osa nurmikosta leikkaamatta, suosi hyviä mesikasveja, tarjoa pesäpaikkoja ja torju haitalliset vieraslajit.
www.sll.fi
October 5, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Auta pölyttäjiä pihallasi. www.sll.fi/opi-lisaa/po...
Snabb återhämtning för fisken. forskning.se/2026/09/21/s...
Snabb återhämtning för fisken efter oljeutsläpp i Hanöbukten - forskning.se
När färjan Marco Polo gick på grund utanför Blekinge 2023 läckte stora mängder olja ut. Oljeutsläppet påverkade fisken, men effekterna blev kortvariga.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Snabb återhämtning för fisken. forskning.se/2026/09/21/s...
Växter och beröring. forskning.se/2026/09/29/s...
Snabb signal styr växternas svar på beröring - forskning.se
Forskare vid Lunds universitet har upptäckt hur växter snabbt reagerar på beröring. Signalen aktiveras på mindre än en minut.
forskning.se
October 5, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Växter och beröring. forskning.se/2026/09/29/s...
Därför försvan uroxen från Skandinavien. forskning.se/2026/10/02/d...
Därför försvann uroxen från Skandinavien - forskning.se
Jakt, förändrade livsmiljöer och genetisk utarmning bidrog troligen till att uroxarna dog ut i Skandinavien, visar ny forskning.
forskning.se
October 5, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Därför försvan uroxen från Skandinavien. forskning.se/2026/10/02/d...
AI ger elbilsbatterier ett längre liv. forskning.se/2026/05/13/a...
AI ger elbilsbatterier 23 procent längre liv – utan att öka laddtiden - forskning.se
När privatpersoner eller företag överväger att skaffa elfordon är möjligheten till snabbladdning en viktig faktor. – För exempelvis taxibilar eller tunga fordon i industrin betyder tillgången till sna...
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October 5, 2026 at 5:18 AM
AI ger elbilsbatterier ett längre liv. forskning.se/2026/05/13/a...
AI inom sjukvård. forskning.se/2026/09/17/a...
AI hittade lårbensnerven lika bra som erfarna narkosläkare - forskning.se
Femoralisblockad är en av de vanligaste bedövningsteknikerna i akut- och ortopedisk vård. En liten mängd lokalbedövning läggs intill lårbensnerven i ljumsken och stänger av smärtsignalerna från benet, vilket minskar behovet av morfin hos framför allt äldre patienter med höftfraktur. – På ultraljudsbilden syns nerven som en oregelbunden ljus struktur bredvid lårbensartären. Det är svårt att […]
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October 5, 2026 at 5:17 AM
AI inom sjukvård. forskning.se/2026/09/17/a...
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A common vaccine meant to ward off shingles may be doing something even more extraordinary: protecting the brain.
Shingles vaccine may actually slow down dementia, study finds
Research has shown that the vaccine may reduce dementia risk. Now a study has found that vaccinated individuals are almost 30 percent less likely to die of dementia.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 5, 2026 at 4:00 AM
A common vaccine meant to ward off shingles may be doing something even more extraordinary: protecting the brain.
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Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey: Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes Two or three nights each week, the smell descends. Residents of villages on the rural outskirts...
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey: Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes Two or three nights each week, the smell descends. Residents of villages on the rural outskirts...
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey: Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes Two or three nights each week, the smell descends. Residents of villages on the rural outskirts...
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Scientists have found that forests might not actually take centuries to recover from deforestation, but rather mere decades.
But the regrowth of forests depends on biodiversity. Studies show animals return to the forest before trees do and they help the habitat recover 💚
https://nyti.ms/4cRuyOZ
But the regrowth of forests depends on biodiversity. Studies show animals return to the forest before trees do and they help the habitat recover 💚
https://nyti.ms/4cRuyOZ
Rainforests Can Bounce Back Much Faster Than Thought, Researchers Say
Scientists long believed it would take more than a century for animals to return to deforested land. New research shows that’s not always the case.
nyti.ms
October 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Scientists have found that forests might not actually take centuries to recover from deforestation, but rather mere decades.
But the regrowth of forests depends on biodiversity. Studies show animals return to the forest before trees do and they help the habitat recover 💚
https://nyti.ms/4cRuyOZ
But the regrowth of forests depends on biodiversity. Studies show animals return to the forest before trees do and they help the habitat recover 💚
https://nyti.ms/4cRuyOZ
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Roughly 60,000 ships cross the Strait of Gibraltar yearly, creating intense noise pollution that forces long-finned pilot whales to boost their call volume.
But shouting fails over long distances, raising concerns that animals may become lost and isolated from their pods.
Learn more! 👇
But shouting fails over long distances, raising concerns that animals may become lost and isolated from their pods.
Learn more! 👇
October 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Roughly 60,000 ships cross the Strait of Gibraltar yearly, creating intense noise pollution that forces long-finned pilot whales to boost their call volume.
But shouting fails over long distances, raising concerns that animals may become lost and isolated from their pods.
Learn more! 👇
But shouting fails over long distances, raising concerns that animals may become lost and isolated from their pods.
Learn more! 👇
Ökning av cancerformer bland unga vuxna. forskning.se/2026/09/17/o...
Ökning av flera cancerformer bland unga vuxna - forskning.se
Cancer bland unga vuxna under 50 år, så kallad ”early-onset cancer”, är ovanligt. De senaste åren har dock ökande trender för cancer hos unga vuxna rapporterats i många länder. I en ny studie har forskare undersökt trenderna i förekomsten av 18 vanliga cancerformer i flera nordiska länder med en sammanlagd befolkning på nästan 28 miljoner […]
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October 5, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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Thawing permafrost, wetlands, wildfires, and freshwaters could increase global warming by up to 30% by 2100, according to a new study.
Most climate models omit these natural feedback loops, meaning current warming projections are likely underestimated and carbon budgets too generous.
Most climate models omit these natural feedback loops, meaning current warming projections are likely underestimated and carbon budgets too generous.
Permafrost, wetland, wildfire and freshwater emissions could amplify climate change by up to 30%, study finds
As frozen ground thaws in the Arctic, dead plants and animals locked in soils for thousands of years start to decay, releasing methane and carbon dioxide. Those gases trap heat from the sun and warm…
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October 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Thawing permafrost, wetlands, wildfires, and freshwaters could increase global warming by up to 30% by 2100, according to a new study.
Most climate models omit these natural feedback loops, meaning current warming projections are likely underestimated and carbon budgets too generous.
Most climate models omit these natural feedback loops, meaning current warming projections are likely underestimated and carbon budgets too generous.