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Professor Ülo Niinemets was awarded a title of honorary doctor

Last week, on November 8th, University of Life Sciences professor Ülo Niinemets received the hi...

Scholars: Estonian soil is surprisingly rich in species

Due to its biodiversity and probably huge number of taxa waiting to be discovered, soil fauna has be...

Researchers from Estonian University of Life Sciences have assembled Eurasian perch genome

In a study published recently in the scientific journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, researchers fr...

New plants on the block: Taller species are taking over in a warming Arctic

Until now, the Arctic tundra has been the domain of low-growing grasses and dwarf shrubs. Defying th...

Scientists discovered 20 new gnat species in Brazil

Due to the heterogenity of natural habitats and its dimension, Brazil is thought to hold 15 – ...

Plant growth-promoting bacteria enhance plant salinity tolerance

Soil salinity is one of the key abiotic stress factor affecting agricultural productivity worldwide....

Tallinn Zoo chose Estonian University of Life Sciences friend of the year

On 25. of august Tallinn Zoo had its 79. birthday. Zoo offered visitors a slightly more special prog...

Estonian University of Life Sciences - students from 43 countries

For the 112 new international students who will start their studies at EMÜ, the academic year w...

Study of bird migration tricky due to hybridization

Hybridization, the inter-breeding of bird species, is a widespread phenomenon, which is best illustr...