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Executive Committee: Jukka Jernvall (Chair), Annette Becker, Carlos Guerrero Bosagna, Sylvie Rétaux, Rainer Melzer, Tom Van Dooren, Gerd Mueller Programme Committee: Sylvie Rétaux (Chair), Annette ...
Avertives are primarily used to describe past situations where the intended outcome was interrupted, averted, or frustrated rather than successfully completed, as illustrated in examples (1)–(3).
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have demonstrated that certain strains of Desulfovibrio bacteria are the likely cause of Parkinson’s disease in most cases. The study enables the screening of ...
A study conducted at the University of Helsinki, Finland set out to determine how 13 dog breeds performed in various cognitive tests. With a sample size of over 1,000 dogs, the researchers found ...
The giant fossil skull of an extinct elephant, discovered in northern India’s Kashmir Valley in 2000, sheds light on a poorly known episode in elephant evolutionary history. The elephant skull was ...
Tropical forests host up to half of the planet’s biodiversity but up to now, ecological studies over tropical forests often relied on large scale datasets depicting open-air temperatures – that is, ...
NNDR2025 is inviting researches, policy makers, activists and practitioners to contribute to the conference in paper sessions and symposia. Contributions are expected to have a common ground within ...
A University of Helsinki study demonstrated that pesticides can negatively affect non-target species living in agricultural environment. However, the effects varied greatly depending on the substance ...
The presidents will discuss with the students and the university community of the University of Helsinki on Wednesday, March 19. The event can be followed via livestream. President of Ukraine ...
The random information posted online could be used to generate information about biodiversity and its conservation. “I think it's quite amazing that images and comments that people post online can be ...
New research from the McWilliams lab highlights middle age as a pivotal period for brain health, with significant changes in how cells remove damaged mitochondria. Defects in this recycling process ...
Poliisin esitutkinakäytännöt kunnianloukkausepäilyissä ovat pääosin sattumanvaraisia. Uusi Helsingin yliopiston oikeustieteellinen tutkimus osoittaa, ettei poliisilla ole selkeää linjaa sen suhteen, ...