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TFTAK scientists are working to make food products more sustainable, healthier and ethical. Photo credit: Atko Januson

How Estonian researchers combat climate change through plant-based proteins

Instrumental analysis laboratory focuses on the chemical properties of a wide range of plants.
Photo: Pille-Riin Laanet

Estonian researchers fight Lyme disease with local herbs

Genetic studies on the cowslip suggests that this common plant may go extinct in the future. Photo credit: Erik Karits/Pixabay

Scientists to solve major cowslip blossom mystery with new citizen campaign

What genes can tell us about fertility, Liisa Loog studies during her Marie-Curie Postdoctoral fellowship. Photo credit: Pixabay

DNA study looks at how height and fertility are connected

Swedish business delegation visiting Tartu University. Photo credit: Andero Kalju

Business delegation accompanying the Swedish royal couple were shown Tartu Universities’ influential research and technology facilities

The Soviets were proud of their health protection system, but there was a distinct lack of resources, even needles and rubber gloves that were reused. Photo credit: Museums Public Portal

Study shows how nurses were used in Soviet propaganda

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Bioinformatics offers an opportunity to defeat cancer and brain diseases

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University of Tartu participates in establishing Hydrogen Valley Estonia to boost hydrogen economy

Jekaterina Sydorenko and her lab team invented glass that can be more than just beautiful. Photo credit: Taltech

This rainbow glass kills pollutants in the air

Pharping Hydropower Station. Photo credit: Sujitabh Chaudhary/Unsplash

Expert knowledge from TalTech transfers to Asia

“The change can begin at school by cultivating a culture of appreciation and acceptance of difference, which is in the power of teachers,” said Triin Ulla, Tallinn University researcher. Photo credit: Mikhail Nilov/Pexels

Having special kids in ordinary schools sounds fantastic, in theory

The Moscheles Lock, authenticated by the study, with inscription by former owner Ignaz Moscheles.
Image credit: Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University. (Under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license).

Beethoven’s genome offers clues to composer´s health and family history

Used electronic devices hide many valuable metals Europe desperately needs. Photo credit: Pixabay

Europe needs metals. Bacteria can get it from waste.

The glacial meltwater channels run both under and on top of the ice masses. The meltwater can create picturesque views of canyon formations with many bends. Photo credit: Dr Andreas Alexander

How to map hidden meltwater paths in glaciers and why is it important?

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Scientists created an intervention to fight drugs

Chocolate cream from sunflower seeds. Photo credit: Kristel Vene

Estonian researchers discovered expected hit “new Nutella” while developing a drink from sunflower seeds

Telescope in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Photo credit: private collection

Journey into astrophysics

Photo: University of Tartu

Consortium led by the University of Tartu received €30 million to upgrade the Estonian Centre for Biosustainability to a hub of digital biology 

An Estonian psychologist Kadri Haljas created Triumf Land to give children the tools to care for their mental health. Photo: Sven Tupits, Fotogeen

A psychologist is helping children with a video game

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Estonian companies have actively grown their businesses. They are now investing abroad more than companies in Central and Eastern Europe. Photo credit: Pixabay

Study: where do Estonian companies invest?

Photo is illustrative. Photo credit: Unsplash / Becca Tapert

More factors affect women’s fertility than is believed

Car and train traffic are European researchers are mapping noise in bigger cities to fight it. Photo credit: Pixabay

Europe is getting noisy – and it’s damaging our bodies

Giving a helping hand or sharing a kind word may be small acts, but they can change lives. Photo credit: Pixabay

One in every fifth child can’t rely on support when bullied at school

Photo credit: sTARTUp Day / Lightcode Photonics LinkedIn

Robots have poor vision, so scientists built them better eyes

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