Current news at the Department of Biological and Environmental Science

Forests contribute to human well-being by providing a wide variety of ecosystem services to the society.

Three researchers from the Faculty of Mathematics and Science have been awarded a highly competitive Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC).

A recently published study showed that heatwaves reduced the biomass of phytoplankton in a boreal lake. Summertime heatwaves will become more frequent and stronger with climate change and can reduce the biomass of phytoplankton in stratified lakes.

Scientist have revealed both dark adapted and light-activated structures of a red photosensory protein, phytochrome.

The construction works of the Ylistönrinne project, Phase 1, are progressing according to schedule.

In nature, organisms can show great variation in their appearance which is often determined by alternative forms (i.

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Education at JYU among the best of the world.
JYU’s research in education ranked 44th in the Shanghai Ranking.

Researchers of the LIFE Revives project at the University of Jyväskylä have found that the larvae of freshwater pearl mussel survive best in the original salmon fish population of their home river.

M.Sc. Ossi Keva defends his doctoral dissertation ”Environmental change effects on lake food web structure and nutritional quality”.

JYU is a partner in the new EU-funded project 'BEPREP' (Identification of best practices for biodiversity recovery and public health interventions to prevent future epidemics and pandemics) that aims to prevent future pandemics by studying and...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of environmental contaminants originating from incomplete combustion or pyrolysis of organic material, as well as intentional or accidental release of crude oil or industrial spillage and effluents.