natural sciences

Photo: Giulio Gröbert.
The breath of wetlands offers insights into the future of the planet
Photo: Andres Tennus.
The usefulness of bacteria can be doubled!
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Exotic salts help to turn domestic wood into plastics and platform chemicals
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Tiny Helpers: How Microbes Turn Trash into Treasure
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Tallinn University’s New Science Kitchen Aims to Serve Up the Tastiest Education in Town
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Habitat Restoration is Key to Protecting Endangered Amphibians and Other Species, Says Zoologist Riinu Rannap
Acridotheres tristis) is widespread and threatens native birds in many areas. / Photo: Koshy Koshy, Flickr.com, CC BY 2.0
The diversity of endangered bird species cannot be replaced by introduced species
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Hacking photosynthesis to stimulate plant growth might be more complex than previously thought
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Innovative maritime solutions for a greener future
The protein universe: an interactive version of the protein sequence similarity network. Source: Tartu University
Tartu scientists study ‘dark matter’ of proteine universe – exciting breakthrough!
Scanning electron microscope image of Conchicolites parcecostatis new species from from the Kõrgessaare Formation (middle Katian) of Estonia. Source: Olev Vinn
New species from proto-Baltic Sea 450 million years ago!
Photo: Marc Pascual from Pixabay.
Energy infrastructure kills a large number of birds!
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Europe’s rarest eagles are also suffering because of the war in Ukraine!
This image was created with the assistance of DALL·E.
Estonian Phosphorites – a potential answer and source for EU green and hight technologies?
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Feathers talk: birds are more abundant in diverse forests
Rain Kipper (author: Evelin Lumi). Lopsided galaxies shed light on the speed of dark matter
Dark matter’s speed, accounting for 85% of the universe’s matter, is illuminated by lopsided galaxies!
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A new approach has the potential to double the efficiency of energy storage devices.
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Bird Stress Can Be Measured in Saliva
Estonian expatriate scientist challenged the notion of male mammals being larger than females
Estonian expatriate scientist challenged the notion of male mammals being larger than females
Research team at SLAC Laboratory: Mianzhen Mo, experiment (SLAC, USA); Alfredo A. Correa, modeling (LLNL, USA); and Artur Tamm, modeling (UT, Estonia).
New Methodology Simplifies Search for Materials Resistant to Extreme Conditions
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Paweł Sobocinski: With a Different Kind of Mathematics, We Can Create Better Software
Carlos Pérez Carmona Author: Andres Tennus/University of Tartu
ERC project will integrate above- and below-ground plant traits for improved ecological forecasting
Digital Twins in biodiversity offer large yet untapped potential for both scientists and policymakers. Credit: Piret Ehrenpreis.
University of Tartu: AI technologies at the centre of innovation in biodiversity data management
"The key issue in reducing the environmental impact of the global economy is how to move from carbon mining to carbon recycling," says Valgepea. Credit: Andres Tennus
European research grant facilitates production of valuable fuels and chemicals using microbial cell factories

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