Ph. D. Brigita Dejus, Leading researcher, Water Research and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Riga Technical University. Every piece of research is like reaching for the horizon; behind every achieved goal there is another one – as long as the spirit of the researcher is alive, it does …

In order to promote multifaceted forest ecosystem planning, The Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU) together with eight cooperation partners is currently creating the use of nature-friendly and sustainable forestry digital solutions in Latvia, in order to further popularize i…

As part of the "TRUST ALUM" lake cleaning project, various data and materials have been collected in the lake Jugla Velnezers for a year now. What did the researchers do and find out? This time learn more about such an important water parameter as oxygen. Dissolved oxygen is one of the most impo…

July edition of "Zinātnes Vēstnesis" newspaper of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the Latvian Science Council and the Latvian Union of Scientists has been published, in which you can read the following articles in Latvian: Ilona Gehtmane-Hofmane "Vikings in Latvia: reality or myth?" A conv…

The students of Riga Technical University (RTU) have designed and built a car - student formula with their own hands, with which they will participate in international competitions in Hungary from July 27 to August 3, and later in August - also in Poland. Such a student-built car is the first in La…

The LatViaNature project of the nature protection administration invites citizens to participate in a public survey on the attitude, knowledge and understanding of the preservation of natural diversity, nature protection in Latvia, as well as the most important thing about recreation and traveling …

The microplastics researcher group of the Latvian Hydroecology Institute (LHEI) has gone on an expedition to Svalbard – an archipelago of islands belonging to Norway, one of the most remote inhabited places in the North. Expediction goal is to investigate how fast and what types of microplastics…