natural sciences

Skull of the cave bear. Cave bears were much larger than the present day brown bears. Author/Source: Andrei Posmoșanu
Researchers have discovered the ice age cave bear is not totally extinct
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Global Soil War Discovered Thanks to UT Scientists
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Suicide is unique to humans and sets us apart from other animal species
Photographs of shatter cone carrying granitic boulders found southeast of Lake Summanen. Shatter cones are features that can form be meteorite impact processes only.
With the help of Estonian researchers an ancient meteorite impact crater was found in central Finland
After determining the humic and fulvic acid content in peat and conducting the XRD analysis of elements and minerals, the possible test mixtures were modelled and small test pieces printed. On the photo, Toomas Tenno is showing these test pieces. Author/source: Merilyn Merisalu
A house could be printed in a day using a novel peat material created in Estonia
Unfortunately, global warming will not stop – that’s the main message. Author/source: pixabay.com
Global warming will continue even after carbon emissions are reduced
The feathers of a young house finch were used to measure the level of corticosterone, which indicates difficulties during childhood growth. Author/source: Tuul Sepp
How does childhood stress influence the life of chicks?
Illustrative photo. Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash
PhD Thesis Explored Possibilities to Improve VoIP Services
Photo by Becca Romine on Unsplash
Nature conservation and restoration requires landscape-scale planning
Research station SMEAR located at Järvselja in Tartu County is one of the stations in an international network of stations measuring the atmosphere.
Environmental physicists discovered the mechanism forests use to create rain for themselves
Carbon nanotubes doped with nitrogen and transition metals. Photo by: Rando Saar
UT master’s student is a big step closer to making hydrogen fuel cell vehicles more affordable
Human habitation, highways and migration barriers might be significant factors in dividing populations. Author/source: Creative Commons Flickr/Larry Lamsa
Zoologists at the University of Tartu solved the mystery of Scandinavian bears
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TTÜ best research article of the year is seeking solutions for combating nervous diseases
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Enabling geographic search for scientific papers through text mining and geocoding: How to better find environmental research articles via location
Electron microscope image of a “fish” swimming in rock salt (NaCl), whose head consists of magnesite (Mg carbonate), body of anhydrite (Ca sulphate) and dorsal fin of K-Mg sulphate, OPH drillcorecore, depth 2,902 metres. The colored image in the lower left corner is an element map showing the distribution of different minerals. Author/source: Kalle Kirsimäe
Earth’s oldest salts tell the tale of atmosphere’s oxygenation
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PhD Thesis Researched Changes in Water Levels at the Kurtna Lake District
Spiders on a meadow. Author/source: Mart Meriste
Six new spider species discovered for Estonia from alvars on the brink of disappearing
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Rainforest. Source: pixabay.com
How to charge your phone battery in a rainforest using algae?
National research awards in 2018. Author/source: ERR
National research awards laureates – what do they do?
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The Government supported the prime minister’s proposal of Estonia joining CERN
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2018 sees the start of 42 new personal research funding projects
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The Lost Forests: Reconstructing the development of European forests
Monacobreen Glacier, Svalbard. Source: Wikipedia
In addition to global warming, atmospheric black carbon also enhances glacier melt

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