In Croatia’s freshwater lakes, selfish bacteria hoard nutrients
Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems.
SMART-Water Project: Putting AI to Work for the Environment
In the heart of the Hutovo Blato Nature Park, a collaborative initiative was recently unveiled that could reshape the way we monitor and safeguard our freshwater ecosystems. The SMART-Water project—spearheaded by the Ruđer Bošković Institute (IRB) in collaboration with partners from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro—introduces a cutting-edge approach to water quality monitoring by harnessing artificial intelligence and satellite imaging.
Nature’s Hidden Messages: What Honey, Mussels and the Yellow Mealworm Are Telling Us
Within the most unassuming elements of nature lie valuable clues about the state of our environment and the secrets of genetic diversity. These subtle signals are being decoded by researchers from the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), Dr Katja Magdić Košiček and Dr Eva Šatović Vukšić, through two innovative projects supported by the Adris Foundation.
New Research Highlights Growing Threat of Trace Metals in Coastal Waters Due to Climate Change
Recent findings published in the prestigious Communications Earth & Environment journal underscore an escalating concern for the increasing levels of toxic metals in coastal waters, intensified by ongoing climate change.
Researchers Uncover Fascinating Light-Driven Nanoparticle Behaviour with Potential Implications for Self-Propelled Machineries
An international research team led by Stefano A. Mezzasalma of the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and Marek Grzelczak of the Materials Physics Centre (CFM) in Spain, in collaboration with Roberto Morandotti in Canada (INRS), has made an interesting discovery that could have significant impact on the field of soft robotics and actuators.
Molecular-level evidence of early lipid transformations in the oceans
In the new study published in the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, an international research team led by Dr. Blaženka Gašparović of the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and Prof. Tanner Schaub of the New Mexico State University, provides a more comprehensive understanding of lipid dynamics in the marine environment and advances our knowledge of how they contribute to global climate change.
Successful aclimation of marine diatoms to climate change
Studying the adaptation of marine diatoms Chaetoceros curvisetus and Chaetoceros pseudocurvisetus, scientists from the Division for Marine and Environmental Research of teh Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), in collaboration with scientists from the RBI Centre for Marine Research in Rovinj, came to new conclusions that are important for understanding the mechanisms of their adaptation and survival under growth conditions at higher temperatures. The results are published open access in the prestigious journal Limnology and Oceanography.
Ruđer Bošković Institute Scientists Present Research Results to President Milanović on Effects of Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems
The President of the Republic Zoran Milanović received today scientists from Ruđer Bošković Institute on the occasion of Nikola Tesla National Day.
Can Microorganisms Help Researchers Studying Lake Aging and Extinction?
In the last twenty years, there have been periods when Lake Vrana was affected by sea water, which led to fish deaths and the entry of marine species.