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Microbial life in the great tit’s gut is more abundant in winter
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Up in the Clouds: ETH Zürich’s Tuule Müürsepp Is Uncovering the Impact of Radiation on Air Dynamics
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Nest predation is frequent in organic fields but a varied landscape favours birds’ success
Cowslip field. Photo: Kristjan Jung
Thousands of European citizen scientists helped identify shifts in the floral traits of insect-pollinated plants – cowslip
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Uncovering Past Climates with Chironomidae: Nature’s Thermometers
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

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