Many soil animals, superficially similar, actually belong to different species. These so-called cryptic or "hidden" species play an important role in soil functioning but remain undetected by traditional research methods.

In the first half of September 2025, a working trip by staff from the IEE RAS to the People's Republic of China took place.

IEE RAS staff presented their papers at the "Evolutionary Biology" section. Both papers generated considerable interest and discussion, as they examined the survival characteristics of animals in urban environments.

The conference was held in the hall of the National Genghis Khan Museum, which opened in 2022 in Ulaanbaatar.

The fox is the largest predator in Losiny Ostrov. Without predators, forest communities are incomplete, so the fox plays a significant ecological role in the urban forest.

Who would have thought that a common field mouse, sometimes seen in city parks, could tell a true detective story about life in the big city?

Another expedition to study bowhead whales, organized with the support of the Nature and People Foundation, has successfully concluded.

Fencing and explanatory signs will show forest visitors that ants are very important and are under state protection.

For International Maritime Day, Alexander Supin, Doctor of Biological Sciences and chief researcher at the Sensor Systems Laboratory at the IEE RAS, spoke to Kommersant journalists about marine life.

Our planet faces a mounting challenge: it is awash in plastic pollution. Microplastics (MPs), those tiny plastic fragments less than 5 millimeters in size, are everywhere – in our water, soil, air, and even ice.

A scientist's position in the ranking is determined using a formula based on the h-index, number of publications, number of citations, and other scientometric indicators.

A total of approximately 50 people worked on Paramushir, including volcanologists, botanists, ornithologists, entomologists, hydrobiologists, geographers, historians, volunteers.

After completing a course on preparing biological specimens for examination using light and electron microscopy, P.A. Potapova organized a workshop at School No. 130 to introduce students to the microscopic crustaceans.

The biodiversity of rodents on our planet is enormous, and members of the subfamily Arvicolinae occupy a special place within it.

The widespread invasion of the catfish genus Pterygoplichthys is primarily due to their popularity in aquarium keeping, as some specimens escape from the aquarium trade or aquaculture and successfully reproduce in natural water ecosystems.

Anna Neretina shared her story about the classes—both theoretical and practical.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko assessed the infrastructure and learned about the priority research areas of the IEE RAS, and held a meeting on its development.

Seven Russian nature reserves are creating the country's first unified wildlife photo-monitoring network.