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Climate Science Digest: July 4, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (July 4, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. A Journal of Environmental Sciences study investigates trees best suited for cities...
'Stupendous Stockholm!'
Brig. Gen. Dan Frimpong (Rtd) Opinion Jul - 04 - 2025 , 14:46 6 minutes read The journey from Copenhagen, Denmark to Stockholm, Sweden was a nine-hour drive. Denmark is separated from Sweden by the Norwegian Sea. In a mind-blowing piece of...

SEPLINE: Socioeconomic Position in Epidemiological Research—A National Guideline on Danish Registry Data
Introduction Over the past decades, addressing socioeconomic differences in health has gained growing scientific, clinical, and political attention, increasing the demand for studies investigating the impact of socioeconomic position on health...

Planned C-sections can increase the risk of certain childhood cancers, researchers say
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
WATCH | Innovate Africa: Amid global gloom, a Swedish VC sees bright skies over Africa
Hans Otterling, the Swedish venture capitalist who helped usher Spotify into global relevance through its first major funding round, is bringing a rare sense of optimism to global investment. Also a general partner at Northzone, Otterling recently...

Swedish brand H&M debuts AI-generated denim series with Digital Twins
H&M continues its exploration within generative AI by dropping its first set of images featuring digital twins, set to the background of fashion capitals around the world, showcasing seasonal yet timeless denim. Co-created with a dedicated team...

NCC wins €27m contract from Swedish Fortifications Agency for northern Sweden project
Strategic infrastructure works to reinforce Sweden’s defence assets amid regional security focus NCC, one of the leading construction firms in the Nordics, has secured a significant contract from the Swedish Fortifications Agency, valued at...

Aneo acquires 130MW Backhammar wind farm in Sweden from KGAL
Norwegian renewable energy operator Aneo has signed an agreement with KGAL Investment Management to acquire the 130MW Backhammar wind farm in Sweden. The strategic move is part of the company’s long-term growth plan to enhance the geographic...

June 2025's top 10 European tech deals you need to know about
In June, European tech companies raised a total of €6.5 billion across 323 deals, an 18 per cent increase from May’s €5.5 billion and 341 deals. The UK continued to lead the charge, raising €1.8 billion in June, up from €1.4 billion in May. By...

Is it safe to drink rainwater? Scientists reveal the answer
As the monsoon season arrives in India, people across the country begin to store, use, or simply enjoy the rain and the refreshing feel of rainwater. Remember your childhood, standing in the rain with arms wide open, face tilted to the sky, mouth...

Moose and polecat added as threatened species on Sweden’s red list
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) has published a new preliminary version of the red list, where the moose and European polecat are now proposed to be classified as threatened species. Meanwhile, the Eurasian otter is...
The Swedish princess cake is the latest retro dessert on the rise
Restaurants and bakers have been leaning heavily into nostalgia over the past few years, and one of the more recent hits is the marzipan-covered “prinsesstarta”. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your...

sadair’s spear by koenigsegg shows sculpted body during aurora concours debut in sweden
a Scandinavian Homage to Speed In late June, the doors of Koenigsegg’s Ängelholm factory opened to a small group of Aurora Scandinavian Concours drivers to preview the new Sadair’s Spear ahead of its public unveiling. designboom joined the group...
Proof That Adult Brains Make New Neurons Settles Scientific Controversy
For at least six decades, neuroscientists have been arguing over a big, foundational question: Do adult brains make new neurons? This process of “neurogenesis” had been shown in other adult animals, but its evidence in humans was...

New Research Debunks Myth That Brain Cells Stop Growing After Childhood
You’ve probably heard the old canard that new brain cells simply stop forming as we become adults. But research out today is the latest to show that this isn’t really true. Scientists in Sweden led the study, published Thursday in Science. They...

Shock research reveals how types of birth can affect children's chances of getting CANCER
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 19:05 EDT, 3 July 2025 | Updated: 19:26 EDT, 3 July 2025 Babies born by planned caesarean section are more likely to develop childhood cancer, according to researchers. Those delivered that way were more than a...

Swedish mother on the population crisis: “Children are seen as troublesome”
An unprecedented low number of children are being born in Sweden, and the reasons are said to be numerous – from war, climate alarmism, and economic anxiety to fear of childbirth. Mother of four Anna Björklund argues that rapid digitalization and...

Scientists Just Simulated the “impossible” — Fault-Tolerant Quantum Code Cracked at Last
Quantum computers still face a major hurdle on their pathway to practical use cases: their limited ability to correct the arising computational errors. To develop truly reliable quantum computers, researchers must be able to simulate quantum...

NCC partners with SSAB for emission-free steel mill in Luleå, Sweden
NCC and steel manufacturer SSAB have entered into a partnering agreement to plan and execute the construction of a new emission-free steel mill in Luleå, Sweden. The proposed construction is for the eastern half of the new steel mill at Svartön in...

Accenture warns AI’s carbon emissions could surge 11-fold. But Big Tech’s still racing to build—and not slow down for sustainability
Welcome to Eye on AI! In this edition...Ilya Sutskever says he is now CEO of Safe Superintelligence…Chinese AI companies erode U.S. dominance…Meta’s AI talent bidding war heats up…Microsoft’s sales overhaul goes all-in on AI. As an early-summer...