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Hybrid meat takes its place on store shelves

Mixing minced meat with vegetables has become a hit. The new hybrid minced meat is cheaper, healthier, and more environmentally friendly.

Hybrid meat takes its place on store shelves

Thousands of Graves Threatened as Climate Changes

Count on the risk of erosion, landslides, and floods when you wish for a burial site, researchers advise. Climate changes may in the future lead to at least 30,000 Swedish graves having to be moved.

Thousands of Graves Threatened as Climate Changes

The UN's environmental meeting was interrupted – major issues remain

The UN meeting COP16 in Colombia on biological diversity was concluded without addressing any of the most important issues. Decisions have been made, but we worked overtime, says Sweden's chief negotiator Charlotta Sörqvist.

The UN's environmental meeting was interrupted – major issues remain

"Intensive Final Negotiations" on the UN's Environmental Agreement

The UN meeting on biological diversity, COP16, is to be concluded today, Friday. Intensive final negotiations are underway, but the major points of contention remain.

"Intensive Final Negotiations" on the UN's Environmental Agreement

Police Protection at Meeting to Save Animals and Nature

The plan to save the Earth's plants and animals was nailed down two years ago. But since then, not much has happened.

Police Protection at Meeting to Save Animals and Nature

So old breeds will save the beef

Our milk and meat animals are specialized in providing us with food in large quantities. But what happens if they cannot cope with a life with drought and floods in the wake of climate change? Or if they do not get their usual maximized feed due to war? The solution may lie back in time.

So old breeds will save the beef

Food that skyrockets in price due to extreme weather

Several crops have increased in price due to extreme weather, which is expected to worsen and become more common as the planet warms up. Here are six products that have already become more expensive in the grocery store.

Food that skyrockets in price due to extreme weather

Abolishing grazing requirement for cows sparks protest

The right of dairy cows to graze outdoors should be abolished. This is proposed by the government's investigator.

Abolishing grazing requirement for cows sparks protest

Fewer shot elks made the stock grow

After last year's elk hunt, when approximately 50,000 elks were shot, there were around 200,000 elks in Sweden, according to the Environmental Protection Agency and SLU in a [report](https://www. naturvardsverket.

Fewer shot elks made the stock grow

Critical for inland eel – better along the coast

Less fishing and pollution have improved the conditions for eels in coastal waters. In inland waters, on the other hand, the eel is increasingly threatened by human activities, according to a report from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU.

Critical for inland eel – better along the coast

Herring are stressed to death during catch

Herring trawled in the open sea in the North Sea are stressed to death in the nets, a new study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) shows. As much as 96 percent of the caught herring were already dead when they reached the ship's deck, according to the study.

Herring are stressed to death during catch

Dogs Trained to Detect Diseased Apple Trees

A sneaky fungal disease can destroy apple trees and in the worst case, wipe out an entire orchard. But dogs have shown themselves to be able to track the devastating infection.

Dogs Trained to Detect Diseased Apple Trees

Fine prospects for this year's crayfishing

Crab enthusiasts can sleep soundly. Early reports suggest it will be a good year for crab fishing – although somewhat delayed.

Fine prospects for this year's crayfishing

Study one step closer to artificial spider silk

For a long time, people have wanted to replicate spider silk – the strongest fibre known. A study now provides new insights into why spider silk is so strong and opens up for better opportunities to spin an artificial variant.

Study one step closer to artificial spider silk

The coronavirus is increasing – six cities stand out

From barely being detected in wastewater at the beginning of the summer, the occurrence of coronavirus is now increasing. A fresh study from WHO simultaneously shows that covid vaccines have saved millions of lives in Europe.

The coronavirus is increasing – six cities stand out

Food Recalls More Common

That via mass media recalling food products due to suspicion of bacteria is becoming more common. But according to experts, it is a sign that food producers are doing what they should.

Food Recalls More Common

Pine Trees are Growing Taller in Sweden

The height growth of coniferous trees has continued to increase since the 1950s. This is shown by a study from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU, writes ATL.

Pine Trees are Growing Taller in Sweden

The Red Sharks that Wanted to Go Home to Lysekil

During two years, bull sharks have been released into the wild from the House of the Sea in Lysekil with transmitters in their stomachs. Now, some have swum back home again and the researchers can see that some have swum far, reports Göteborgs-Posten.

The Red Sharks that Wanted to Go Home to Lysekil

Hunting seasons need adjustment – hunters can help

The general public, but above all hunters, are urged to help with investigating when the animals give birth – so that hunting seasons can be adapted to new conditions. .

Hunting seasons need adjustment – hunters can help

Woodpecker pair to be hunted after costly damages

Two woodpeckers outside Skellefteå are said to have caused damage to a residential house worth around 50,000 kronor. Now, the County Administrative Board is granting protective hunting of the two woodpeckers, despite the species, the great spotted woodpecker, being protected, reports [P4 Västerbotten](https://sverigesradio.

Woodpecker pair to be hunted after costly damages

Great concern for the elk population: "We have reached the bottom"

The culling of the elk population has reached a new record low. Concern for the species is growing, both among hunters and conservationists.

Great concern for the elk population: "We have reached the bottom"

"No insect apocalypse in Sweden"

The insects have not decreased in number in Sweden. The surprising conclusion is drawn in a new study that builds on analyses of insect catches over the last 35 years at four different locations in Sweden.

"No insect apocalypse in Sweden"

Inbreeding threatens many Swedish animal species

Almost half of all Swedish amphibians have populations that are too small for their future to be secured. The same applies to many mammals, according to a new international study.

Inbreeding threatens many Swedish animal species

The Forest as Medicine for Racing Thoughts

That nature can help us find calm is something many sign up for. But does it make a difference whether you take a regular forest walk – and take a "forest bath"? Here are the tips for those who want to try the trend.

The Forest as Medicine for Racing Thoughts