Although most mushrooms in Latvia are of pristine quality, one must be mindful of where they are growing, Dmitrijs Poršnovs, researcher at the University of Latvia, told LSM October 5.
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The economic importance of Latvia's forests in the timber trade is well known, but a topical question is how to use the evergreen parts of trees. Pine and spruce needles offer a number of solutions in this respect.
Estimates show that 2020 pandemic and its reduction measures caused an intensive consumption of plastic, according to environment expert Jānis Ulme, LSM reported January 7.
In front of 400 guests at the festive ceremony inside the historic Paris Bourse Thursday, Latvian biochemist Ivars Kalviņš received profuse praise from European Patent Office (EPO) president Benoit Battistelli for spearheading a new generation of drug compounds including heart medication Mildronate.