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Study: How Contraceptives Can Increase the Risk of Stroke

New research broadens the picture of which contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke and heart attack. Two variants stand out, according to a Danish review of hormonal contraceptives.

Study: How Contraceptives Can Increase the Risk of Stroke

The Mysterious Sun Cult on Bornholm

What do you do if the sun "turns black" and doesn't come back? When this frightening situation struck Stone Age Bornholm, the farmers got through the crisis in a unique way – by planting hundreds of "sun stones". Now, researchers in Copenhagen have found new explanations for the island's mysterious sun cult.

The Mysterious Sun Cult on Bornholm

"The Larva from Hell": 800 Found in Denmark

A hairy caterpillar with strongly allergenic hair causes an uproar after the discovery of 800 larval nests in Danish Odense. According to Danish media, it is sometimes called the "caterpillar from hell", since it can trigger both rashes and breathing difficulties.

"The Larva from Hell": 800 Found in Denmark

The Mysterious Sun Cult on Bornholm

What do you do if the sun "turns black" and doesn't come back? When this frightening situation struck Stone Age Bornholm, the farmers got through the crisis in a unique way – by planting hundreds of "sun stones". Now, researchers in Copenhagen have found new explanations for the island's mysterious sun cult.

The Mysterious Sun Cult on Bornholm

Experts: Denmark did not keep promises to Trump

Denmark has not delivered when it comes to the defense of Greenland, according to several experts. Does it give Trump the right when he says he needs the island for the USA's national security? Absolutely not, says defense analyst Jacob Kaarsbo.

Experts: Denmark did not keep promises to Trump

The unexpected discovery about the Vikings' hunt for walruses

The Vikings on Greenland hunted walruses significantly further up in the waters of North American Arctic than previously thought. This strengthens the thesis that the Vikings had contact with North American peoples, hundreds of years before colonization.

The unexpected discovery about the Vikings' hunt for walruses

"A Colonial Story"

The widespread theory of an "ecological suicide" on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) gets a blow when the remains of 15 of the island's inhabitants are analyzed. Nothing indicates that the population collapsed before the Europeans arrived on the island, a research group concludes.

"A Colonial Story"

Floods in Europe – several dead

Several countries in Eastern Europe have been hit by flooding after heavy rain. In Romania, at least four people have lost their lives as a result of the bad weather.

Floods in Europe – several dead

The Pig's Grunting Decoded – Thrives Best Outdoors

How are you little pig? Such a question the pig cannot understand and answer – but researchers have decoded the pig's grunts. After analyzing over 15,000 grunts, the researchers can also start drawing conclusions about what a good pig life looks like.

The Pig's Grunting Decoded – Thrives Best Outdoors

Thunberg Released After Being Detained in Protest

Greta Thunberg has been released by the police in Copenhagen after being detained during a protest against the situation in Gaza, reports the Danish news agency Ritzau. Thunberg was one of six people arrested in Krystalgade in central Copenhagen, reports Ekstra Bladet.

Thunberg Released After Being Detained in Protest