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Watch out – the planets are lining up in the sky

The evening sky offers a beautiful scene now and for a few weeks ahead. With clear visibility, there is an opportunity to see six of the solar system's planets shining like an arch above us.

Watch out – the planets are lining up in the sky

Expert: The Ceasefire in Gaza May Fail

A fragile ceasefire is looming in Gaza. The question is whether it will hold.

Expert: The Ceasefire in Gaza May Fail

More newborns survive with the help of new routines

The proportion of children who die in the womb or in connection with childbirth after week 41 of pregnancy in Sweden has decreased by 47 percent in a short time. The explanation lies in better monitoring and that more births are induced than before.

More newborns survive with the help of new routines

Self-driving cars are rolling slowly forward

In several parts of the world, cars and trucks are driving around on roads without drivers. They could do it already today in Sweden as well.

Self-driving cars are rolling slowly forward

The Stars' New App Competes with Instagram

Sweden's best cross-country skiers, with Frida Karlsson at the forefront, are involved in the launch of a new social media platform. The app allows fans to take part in the stars' lives behind the scenes.

The Stars' New App Competes with Instagram

More common with suicide among construction workers

There is a 50 per cent higher risk of suicidal behavior among male construction workers. Even among men in occupations with lower educational requirements in general, suicide is significantly more common than for men in general, shows a study from the University of Gothenburg.

More common with suicide among construction workers

Digital healthcare misses criteria for tonsillitis

Digital health care visits are not sufficient to determine whether a patient needs antibiotics for tonsillitis, a new study shows. .

Digital healthcare misses criteria for tonsillitis

Medical self-tests push aside essential care

Medical self-tests often lack scientific evidence - and are rarely of benefit to the patient. .

Medical self-tests push aside essential care

Time for Christmas Party – but beware of bacteria

Meatballs, herring – and bacteria? During Christmas, it may be a good idea to be a little extra careful with food hygiene. It requires a slightly different handling of food, says Karin Landström at the University of Gothenburg.

Time for Christmas Party – but beware of bacteria

Heat and Hatred at Universities – Researchers Are Affected

Abuse and harassment in higher education are common. A new study shows that four out of ten teachers or researchers have been subjected to threats, violence or harassment at work.

Heat and Hatred at Universities – Researchers Are Affected

Demands on IT giants: Protect children or pay

Australia has put its foot down against popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram and X. Social media is banned for children under 16 years old – now the tech giants must find ways to stop young people from using them.

Demands on IT giants: Protect children or pay

The first ice-free day in the Arctic may soon be here

A doomsday for the climate may be closer than previously thought, according to new research. In just a few years, we may get the first day without sea ice in the Arctic.

The first ice-free day in the Arctic may soon be here

Demand on tech giants: Protect children or pay

Australia has put its foot down against popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram and X. Social media is banned for children under 16 – now the tech giants must find ways to stop young people from using them.

Demand on tech giants: Protect children or pay

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

The region's only liberal democracy. This is how Israel has described its position.

Expert: Israel's government is drifting towards authoritarianism

Tent Protest Ended – Chained Protesters Cut Loose

In almost 200 days, pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been protesting outside Gothenburg University at Vasaplatsen. Now they have been evicted – and in some cases cut loose and carried away – by the police.

Tent Protest Ended – Chained Protesters Cut Loose

The Liberals' office attacked: "Abhorrent"

The Liberals' office in Eskilstuna has been subjected to a paint attack. The party leader Johan Pehrson calls the event despicable.

The Liberals' office attacked: "Abhorrent"

Politician: Not a Renewed Social Democrat Party Heading to the Election

The Social Democrats' new party program differs greatly from the last one – but not from the party's politics over the past few years, according to political scientist Jonas Hinnfors. That the Social Democrats are going to the election as a renewed party, he does not agree with.

Politician: Not a Renewed Social Democrat Party Heading to the Election

Tent camp in Gothenburg forced to leave

The tent camp outside Gothenburg University is to be dismantled. This is clear after The Liberals in Gothenburg applied for a permit for a public gathering at the site.

Tent camp in Gothenburg forced to leave

Defectors Slam Healthcare System After Fiasco

The criticized journal system Millennium, which was introduced by the healthcare system in the Västra Götaland region last week, is not adapted for the complex operations. The project was doomed to fail.

Defectors Slam Healthcare System After Fiasco

The Nytorget Man Can Be Locked Up for Good with New Law

The Nytorgs man was released after two thirds of his sentence and is now suspected of a new rape. With a new legislative proposal, he can be sentenced to prison without a time limit.

The Nytorget Man Can Be Locked Up for Good with New Law

These are the voter groups that rejected Harris

Kamala Harris did fairly well among blacks but failed to win young women and Latinos. Many with Latin American background are also very critical of immigration, says political scientist Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson.

These are the voter groups that rejected Harris

Every Other Teacher Student Fails to Meet Stricter Language Requirements

The Government's investigator will propose a requirement of at least a C in Swedish to be admitted to teacher training, according to Vi Lärare. A devastating blow considering today's student teachers, according to several universities.

Every Other Teacher Student Fails to Meet Stricter Language Requirements

Tax is being lowered - this much cheaper snus will become

Cheaper snus and more expensive cigarettes. From 1 November, the tax is changed.

Tax is being lowered - this much cheaper snus will become

Rapid Evolution Stuns Researchers

From large and timid to small and brave – the evolution has gone at rocket speed on a cobb in the Koster Sea. The rapid adaptation of the periwinkle after a forced environmental change astonishes the researchers.

Rapid Evolution Stuns Researchers