The Lake Baikal Foundation signed an agreement with the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS (IPEE RAS) to conduct serological and hormonal studies of the biomaterial of the Baikal seal, which was collected during the expedition in 2019, and also transferred part of the necessary funds. This is already the third agreement between the Baikal Foundation and IPEE RAS, aimed at developing research on the Baikal seal. The joint work of the Lake Baikal Foundation and IPEE RAS began with the initiation by the Foundation of the development of a comprehensive scientific program for the study of the Baikal seal and its habitat in 2018 in order to find innovative approaches to the registration and study of the Baikal seal and to provide expert recommendations for the conservation of the population. The second agreement, signed by the parties in 2019, was aimed at supporting a ten-day expedition with the purpose of studying and satellite tagging of the Baikal seal, during which 15 seals were tagged and 174 samples of biological material from 23 seals were collected using non-invasive and minimally invasive methods. This year, cooperation between the Foundation and IPEE RAS is aimed at analyzing the collected biomaterial and is a systematic and logical continuation of the work done for the competent preservation of a unique animal. One of the leading specialists in the country on this type of work will be involved in the serological and hormonal research - Doctor of Biological Sciences, Deputy Director of the Institute for Science and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Valerievich Naydenko, who has been researching behavior, health, physiology and hormonal status of various mammals for more than 30 years. The subsequent analysis of the data obtained will be carried out jointly with a specialist in true seals, candidate of biological sciences and a researcher at IPEE RAS, Maria Andreevna Solovyova. Such a combination of scientists from different fields will make it possible to draw the most objective conclusions about the health of the analyzed animals, the level of stress and reproductive success. According to the scientific literature, this research will be the first time hormonal analysis is carried out for wild Baikal seals. 21 samples of Baikal seal fur will be analyzed for cortisol (the main stress hormone) and testosterone-progesterone, which will show the seals' reproductive health. Serological studies were carried out for Baikal seals in captivity, and only the results of studies on antibodies to morbillivirus were found for wild animals. Thus, a serological analysis of 12 blood plasma samples to determine the level of immunoglobulins G, an assessment of the agglutination reaction, an assessment of the presence of antibodies to Trichinella, herpes simplex virus, toxoplasma, parvovirus, carnivore distemper virus, chlamydia, mycoplasma and brucella will significantly expand the list of studies and construct a more in-depth impression of the health of Baikal seals. In September-October 2020, the results of laboratory analyzes of wool and plasma samples of the Baikal seal will be obtained. By the end of November, the data obtained will be analyzed and compared with the available data on species related to the Baikal seal (ringed seal, Caspian seal, etc.). Related materials: For the first time in Russia, the state of the population of a species of seals that lives only in Baikal will be assessed Shelekhov Today: Leading Russian Scientists Explore Baikal Seals Regional newspaper: Scientists will conduct a hormonal analysis of wild Baikal seals for the first time

Well-known Russian ornithologist, researcher at the A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, candidate of biological sciences Sophia Rosenfeld worked for a week in the Nizhnekolymsky region of Yakutia. Together with the pilot Georgy Kirtaev on a small amphibious aircraft, they were engaged in aerial survey of geese. Journalist Alexei Kurilo interviewed her for the SakhaNews news agency, and this is what Sofya Borisovna reported: - There are many hunters in Yakutia, and they think this way: the birds flew by, we shot them, and they flew away somewhere. Where did they go? How many are there? Global trends are such that migratory birds do not belong to any country. They are not yours, they are not ours, they don’t belong to any of the continents. They hibernate in one country, fly through many countries, breed in Yakutia. And if for moose, wild boars, and some large mammals there are some quotas, there are some accounts, then the matter is much more complicated with migratory birds. We are asked the question: how do you count them? Here international cooperation is already necessary: birds do not recognize borders and do not understand political relations between countries. And it turns out that we do not know much. We do not have any accounting, monitoring. In all large countries of the world, more or less developed, there are accounts of the birds, and we are just beginning to approach this topic. And we are now trying to introduce aerial surveys of waterfowl, as well as cranes, owls, and large Arctic birds. The last time an aerial survey of birds in Yakutia was carried out was 30 years ago, and it was the Academy of Sciences that engaged in it. And we are now repeating those routes. After carrying out this work, we find out whether there are more or less birds, what new species have come to this territory, which ones have left; after the assessment of what happened to them in 30 years, some might be endangered and require protection. Taking this opportunity, I would like to remind you that a new edition of the Red Book of the Russian Federation has recently been published, registering new species of birds, hunting which has become a criminal liability - spectacled eider, Siberian eider, forest goose. Nobody knows about this. You come to the village, people have refrigerators full of game from the Red Book. The people just don't know about the changes. And it is where sensitization should be carried out. It turns out that everyone knows about polar bears, everyone knows about tigers, everyone knows about Siberian Cranes, but no one knows anything about geese and ducks. We need to fill this gap and spread the knowledge within the population. Of course, now we are using new accounting models, new methods. For example, 30 years ago there was no GPS system that we now use. Previously, everything was calculated using maps and rulers. Now we have other aircrafts and other data processing technologies. We fly along certain routes, take pictures or record the coordinates of each oncoming bird, whether it is a female or a male, a single bird or a flock. All this happens at an altitude of 38 meters (this is the standard height for counting waterfowl, the speed should not be higher than 160 km / h, but in fact the speed is lower - somewhere around 120 km / h. We take the pictures with a camera with a built-in GPS. And then we have a lot of work processing the received data. We have our own methodology by which we work. After processing the received data, we consult with colleagues from other countries, in case they have additional information. In general, the program of work in the Nizhnekolymsk region was fulfilled. Now we are heading west to Yana. Unfortunately, from all countries where these birds spend winters, we receive information about a progressive decline in numbers. Why and for what reason - it is necessary to find out. By the very fact of our work, we draw attention to this problem and say: do not go out in spring and shoot at everything that moves! … Pilot Georgy Kirtaev has been flying with Sophia Rosenfeld for more than ten years. He is an experienced aviation specialist and arctic flight conditions are normal for him. The capabilities of his aircraft allow taking off and landing on almost any water surface, although, of course, waves and strong winds are not welcome. The plane is specially made to fly with at the same speed as the birds.

The site "My Planet" published an article by N.Yu. Feaktistova, d. N., scientific secretary of the A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, about what animals know and remember their parents. Animals not only do not know their ancestors, but can also mate with them. Nevertheless, there are behavioral models where babies come into contact with the elderly and may even be cared for by them. For example, bear familial units often have cubs from an earlier litter that help take care of the younger ones, showing them the ropes. But it rather resembles the relationship between older and younger siblings. Orcas live in large families, led by the females. Daughters do not leave their mothers, even when they produce their own offspring. The males prefer to stay in the family as well. Moreover, among killer whales the mothers and grandmothers are trying in every possible way to take care of their sons and grandchildren: they help them hunt, they support them during conflicts with other individuals. After all, the longer the male lives, the more offspring he will leave! Scientists suggest that it is due to the need to take care of the younger generation that killer whales have a long post-reproductive life span. Although in most mammals it is limited by the period of fertility. But to compare these relationships with the attitude of grandmothers and grandchildren would not be correct. In nature, a different principle applies: the elders take care of the younger ones. And it is not necessary for them to be relatives. For example, when an older female chimpanzee sees that a younger individual cannot take care of the cubs, it may as well pick them up to nurture them herself. This system is not limited to mammals. In 2007, a team of scientists led by experts from the University of East Anglia discovered birds in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean, where care is also present through the generation. In the population of Seychelles reeds, the older generation of adult birds, stopping to breed, began to help their grown offspring with feeding their young. Scientists continued to study this phenomenon and found that in birds that were assisted by “nannies”, longer telomeres were present — the terminal sections of chromosomes, considered one of the main indicators of aging at the cellular level — than in winged birds of the same age who did not receive such help. Hence the assumption that co-raising offspring helps to age more slowly and, therefore, live longer. There is no need to discuss the role of absent grandfathers. Males tend to leave offspring, and many of them do not take part in the upbringing of their children.

Instects magazine published a scientific article by M.Ya. Benkovskaya and A.O. Benkovsky on the belonging of two populations of ladybugs to one species. The scientific and information portal Search described in detail the essence of the study and posted a comment of the project manager Marina Yakovlevna Benkovskaya, Doctor of Biological Sciences, senior researcher at the A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, RAS. Russian researchers have studied the type of ladybugs - Chilocorus kuwanae, - which has been used to control pests for more than a century. It was previously believed that the native land of this species is Asia, and another related ladybug lives in Europe. However, the study of signs of body structure and statistical processing of the results showed that these two populations belong to the same species. The study demonstrates how important animal identification is using precise quantitative methods and statistical processing. The data obtained also indicate the need for reassessment of the effectiveness of measures related to the importation of individuals of this species. The work was published in the journal Insects. Research is supported by a grant from the Russian Science Foundation. “For the first time, we have correctly identified the type of insect used by people for a long time. Studies have shown that the import of ladybugs from Asia to Europe did not constitute a movement of the species outside its habitat, but consisted only in the release of individuals from one part of the species range to another. In light of this fact, the economic efficiency of using this species should be reassessed, ”says project manager Marina Benkovskaya, Doctor of Biological Sciences, senior researcher at the A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow). The biological method of pest control is one of the most promising ways of plant protection, widely used in agriculture and forestry. The basic principle is to restrain the mass reproduction of the pest with the help of its natural enemies: specific predators, parasites or pathogens. For example, some types of ladybugs are specially harvested in certain regions, bred in laboratories and released to agricultural land in other areas. This approach reduces the use of pesticides and contributes to the preservation of human health. But the use of biological control methods is not an easy task. This technology is based on knowledge of the ecological and physiological characteristics of the pest itself and its natural enemy. First of all, of course, specialists need to correctly determine the species. A study by Russian scientists made it possible for the first time to correctly identify the ladybug Chilocorus kuwanae. It was previously believed that initially the species lived only in Asia. From there, for more than a century, individuals have been imported to Europe and other parts of the world to fight against scale insects. These insects from the order Semi-winged, also known as coccids, feed on plant juices, and therefore are dangerous pests of fruit, forest and ornamental crops. However, no one has so far tried to carefully compare Ch. kuwanae with similar species of ladybugs of the same genus. It was previously noted that this species has much in common with the widespread Ch. renipustulatus. Their native habitats hardly overlap: Ch. kuwanae is found in the Primorsky Territory, on Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands, in Japan, China and the Korean Peninsula, and Ch. renipustulatus is distributed in Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, Mongolia and Siberia. Russian scientists studied a large number of samples presented in the collections of museums and institutes of the world, and conducted a statistical analysis of the variability of the external structure depending on the habitat of ladybugs. Researchers compared 107 instances of Ch. kuwanae, collected in Japan and Sakhalin, with 174 copies of Ch. renipustulatus collected in Europe. Scientists chose 17 features that describe the size and proportions of the body of ladybugs, which different authors previously cited to distinguish between these species, and made measurements with subsequent statistical processing of the results. The researchers found that there were no significant differences between the two species, i.e. Ch. kuwanae and Ch. renipustulatus are, in truth, the same species. This example shows how important the careful identification of insect species used to control pests is, since genetic methods do not replace, but complement the study of the structure of organisms. In addition, this study once again demonstrated that the conclusions about the body belonging to a particular species or genus must be statistically confirmed.

This year, the Scientific-Experimental Base “Chernogolovka” of IPEE RAS celebrates its 45th anniversary! We have prepared a small report (see video report under the text) about the workings of the base at the moment and the scientific research conducted there. The scientific-experimental base "Chernogolovka" is located approximately in 60 kilometers from Moscow. Its location in the forest prevents onlookers and curious locals from interacting with the animals kept there. The base is located in a dense forest, with minimal interference into the wildlife, paths connecting the houses of scientists and cages, kennels and fenced areas in which animals are kept. Despite the fact that the base is far from the city, the scientific life does not stop on weekdays or weekends. Employees of the IPEE RAS can be stationed at the base comfortably - even on weekends. The results of their research at the base are published in international scientific journals. Several types of animals are studied at the base. However, the spectrum of research is similar - first of all, the study of animal behavior and its formation in ontogenesis, their communication, the biology of reproduction and hybridization, and environmental physiology. Based on the study of these aspects, rare breeding technologies are being developed for their conservation. Seven different types of cats are currently undergoing research supported by a Russian Science Foundation grant. Researchers are studying the effect of multiple paternity on the offspring of a domestic cat and on the condition of females during pregnancy. During that period, the comparisons are made of a number of physiological features - blood is tested in domestic and wild cats for changes in the ontogenesis and changes under the influence of a number of factors, including seasonal changes. The main work is carried out on Eurasian lynx, Far Eastern forest cat and domestic cat. Besides, the base contains red lynx, caracal, serval and even one ocelot. Massive scientific work is being conducted on the study of the behavior of marten under the supervision of the director of the IPEE RAS, academician Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Rozhnov. Work is primarily done on ferrets and sables. Unlike the ferret with its one and a half month pregnancy, sable has a very long pregnancy period, almost nine months, and the mating time falls in mid-summer, when the female still has her cubs born a couple of months ago. The familial relationships - the male with the female, ready for breeding, the male with the cubs, who just recently stopped being breast-fed, are of particular scientific interest. Another group of scientists led by Yulia Mikhailovna Kovalskaya deals with the karyosystematics of different types of voles and their interspecific relationships: they study the hybridization of different forms, the presence of different karyotypic forms of a particular species, their distribution, and the ability to crossbreed. Doctor in Biological Sciences senior researcher Marina Vladimirovna Rutovskaya studies bioacoustics in different species of mammals - what sound signals they emit and what kind of semantic or emotional meaning they carry for their relatives. Under her leadership, together with the Institute of Gene Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, work is also being done on camels to obtain various antibodies to a wide variety of compounds - both pathogenic and artificial. Marina Vladimirovna is also actively working with insectivores - she studies the features of hibernation in hedgehogs. Together with the Doctor of Biological Sciences, the leading researcher Elena Vladimirovna Kotenkova, cross fostering and the subsequent development of cubs on different types of rodents is underway. The behavior of animals in adulthood is under study as well. A massive amount of work is carried out on forest voles under the direction of Ph.D. researcher Olga Osipova. Scientists are engaged in interspecific hybridization in forest voles and the formation of social behavior - both interspecific and intraspecific. Of particular interest, including epidemiological, are the relationships between the bank voles and red-backed voles. It should be noted that it was in Chernogolovka, on our base, that the musk deer biology was studied in detail for the first time, subsequently developing the technology of intravital capture of a jet (musk) from males. Previously, the males were killed to obtain this musk, and it is still a widespread practice. These studies were completed in Chernogolovka, and the obtained results being used on farms throughout the country. The life of the Chernogolovka scientific and experimental base is very active: it is not only a scientific, but an educational center as well. Scientists from the most diverse corners of not only Russia but the world work on the basis of a living collection of wild species of mammals contained here. At the same time, much attention is paid to working with young scientists. Every year, students from the Moscow Pedagogical University and the Russian Agrarian University - Moscow Agricultural Academy - K.A. Timiryazev ICCA, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Peoples Friendship University of Russia and other universities. Very small “researchers” also come to the station — open and free tours for schoolchildren take place at the Chernogolovka base. Sergei Valerievich Naydenko, deputy director of the IPEE of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, says: “First of all, we receive schoolchildren from Chernogolovka, but sometimes school groups also travel from Moscow. We are open about eight months a year - from June to early February. We are closed for excursions only during the rutting and breeding of animals, so as not to disturb them. Moreover, we began to conduct interactive excursions, on which we not only show animals, but also give children the opportunity to see how the devices work, to look into the microscope themselves - try for yourself what it means to be a scientist! This interactivity has undeniable effect on our guests.” Text: Anna Lavrova Video report: Svetlana Naydenko

On June 17, 2020, while diving in the Black Sea, Alice Kosyan, a researcher at the Laboratory of Morphology and Ecology of Invertebrates, passed away. Alice was born and spent her childhood in Gelendzhik, graduated from the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. While studying, Alice began to research marine predatory gastropods. She was not only a student gifted in science, but also distinguished by her breadth of education and musical abilities (she played in the student theater of Moscow State University). In 2003, she graduated with honors from the Faculty of Biology and entered the graduate school of our Institute, and after defense she was enrolled in the Laboratory of Morphology and Ecology of Marine Invertebrates. Alice mastered morphological, histological, hydrobiological research methods already in her student years. She worked intensively and enthusiastically. During her short scientific career, she had published more than 30 articles in scientific journals, including leading international ones, mainly on taxonomy, morphology and ecology of various groups of the Buccinidae family. Only this year two have been released. Alice worked on other projects, having a lot planned for the future. Alice was distinguished by rare benevolence and equilibrium. She was a beautiful and gentle mother and devoted a lot of time and effort to raising her daughter Sonya. Perhaps not everyone knew that Alice devoted a huge part of her money and mental strength to the benefit of children from dysfunctional families. She always helped people through action, kind words, and advice. She also helped homeless animals, took home and treated stray cats, and arranged for dogs to be taken in by good families. Alice took part in various laboratory expeditions. And at the same time, she retained her love for the Black Sea, participated in various scientific projects related to it, including a detailed study of the invasive mollusk rapana. Unfortunately, her life was cut short there. She will be sorely missed and always remembered.

The developments by IPEE RAS of artificial nests-incubators of salmon caviar were included in the list of Russian studies that are changing the world. The list of Russian scientists whose research is known all over the world and whose inventions have successfully integrated into the real sector of the economy, was prepared by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Artificial incubator nests for salmon caviar In the laboratory of fish and aquatic invertebrate ecology of the Institute of Biology, FIC “Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences” together with the staff of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS is developing technical solutions for the reproduction of valuable salmon fish in the natural conditions of rivers, an alternative method for the factory reproduction of ichthyofauna. More than 10 types of artificial caviar incubator nests of various designs and capacities have been developed, adapted for the reproduction of both noble salmon of the Salmo genus (Atlantic salmon, brown trout), and for the entire group of Pacific salmon of the Oncorhynchus genus. The devices have been tested and are used on the rivers of the Republic of Karelia, the Murmansk and Sakhalin Regions, the Kamchatka Territory; the devices have been used in the Republic of Belarus. Currently, a new development is being introduced at the stage of “incubation complex of extra-plant breeding”, which allows intensively reproducing salmon species of fish in small spawning rivers where the construction of a hatchery is not practical. Unique equipment for the extraction of bitumen oil Borehole unbalanced vibration sources developed at the Institute of Mining of the SB RAS by the head of the scientific and engineering center of mining machines and geotechnologies Andrei Savchenko with colleagues Artyom Flantikov, Dmitry Evstigneev, Mikhail Tsupov are used to increase the production of viscous bitumen oil, and are delivered to the largest oil region of China - Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Seismic oscillation generators are located at the level of the oil reservoir, helping to accelerate the filtration processes in the reservoir and displacing oil with water. The developed vibration sources can be used for volumetric impact on productive formations in order to intensify oil production and increase the injectivity of injection wells. The vibration source can be operated in conjunction with screw and electric centrifugal pumps and used to clean the bottomhole formation zone, while not decommissioning the well. The uniqueness of the equipment lies in the ability to function in wells with a depth of more than 3000 m at a fluid pressure of up to 30 MPa, and a temperature in the well of up to 250 ° C. Animal Feed Antibiotic Substitutes The results of a comprehensive study of the supramolecular structure of yeast cell walls, carried out by a senior researcher at the Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry of the SB RAS Alexei Bychkov and colleagues, made it possible to fundamentally modify the technology for producing environmentally friendly and safe substitutes for animal feed antibiotics. At the moment only two manufacturers in the world (USA, UK) receive yeast mannanoligosaccharides - the active substance of antibiotic substitutes - using fire-hazardous solvents and energy-intensive liquid-phase stages in the process. The invention of Alexei Bychkov allowed the launch of domestic technology at Sibbiopharm LLC (Berdsk), devoid of the above disadvantages. Processing is carried out without solvents, in the solid phase. The product is cheaper and with a high content of active compounds. For three years now, poultry complexes in Siberia have been purchased by domestic MOSs, increasing the quality and safety of manufactured products. Ocean Characteristics Assessment Method The research of Igor Kozlov, a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Innovative Methods and Tools for Oceanological Research of the Marine Hydrophysical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is devoted to the creation of methods for analyzing measurements of synthetic-aperture satellite radars and has made a significant contribution to the development of ideas about dynamic processes in the upper layer of the Arctic Ocean and inland seas of Russia. He developed methods for assessing the characteristics of ocean internal waves, vortices, frontal zones, and ice cover parameters according to satellite SAR measurements. Based on them, for the first time in world practice, the “hot spots” of generation and characteristics of internal waves and vortices in the Arctic were determined. Reconstruction with bioceramic implants Denis Kulbakin, author of 6 patents of the Russian Federation on methods of organ-preserving treatment of cancer of the larynx and maxillofacial region, is a senior researcher, doctor of the highest category in the department of head and neck tumors of the Research Institute of Medical Genetics of Tomsk Scientific and Research Center. With the participation of the scientist, a technique was developed and introduced into clinical practice for the reconstruction of the maxillofacial region in cancer patients using individual bioceramic implants (the implants were created jointly with scientists from Tomsk State University). It was at the Oncology Research Institute of Tomsk Scientific Research Center in 2017 that the first operation on the reconstruction of the jaw using a bioceramic implant was performed in Russia. Currently, 14 such operations have been performed successfully. Each of them is unique, since an individual implant is made for each patient based on 3D modeling and 3D printing. Every year, this technique is being improved to help patients with extensive post-resection defects of the maxillofacial region. Such implants provide faster and more complete integration with surrounding tissues. Work is underway to create new composite implants that, when implanted, will to have an anti-inflammatory effect and stimulate tissue regeneration when saturated with appropriate medicine. How to determine the local atomic structure parameters Olga Bakieva, a senior researcher at the Udmurt Federal Research Center of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has developed a research method that has no analogues in the world and allows one to determine the parameters of the local atomic structure in ultrathin surface layers of 3d-metal systems using EELFS. Using the developed theoretical formalism, experimental data were obtained for the first time - partial interatomic distances, coordination numbers and thermal dispersion parameters of atoms of light elements (carbon, oxygen, nitrogen) in non-stoichiometric compounds, which is one of the fundamental characteristics of a substance. The significance of the results is due to the need to develop the scientific foundations for determining the chemical and structural-phase state of materials under special, nonequilibrium conditions, including after directed modification by energy flows. The uniqueness of the use of the method of analysis of the fine structure of the spectra of electron energy loss spectra (EELFS - Extended Energy Loss Fine Structure) lies in the possibility of obtaining quantitative data not only on the coordination of metal atoms, but also on the local environment of atoms of light elements. This allows obtaining critical information about the atomic structure of various meso- and metastructures, which is not available when using x-ray spectroscopy. Photopolymer compositions for 3D printing Russian scientists from the A.A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Material Science of Russian Academy of Sciences has developed a method for producing photopolymer compositions for 3D printing by digital stereolithography from highly sintered low-temperature ceramics based on partially stabilized ZrO2 and tricalcium phosphate, which is able to maintain structure during the removal of organic binder (debinding) by introducing special additives. The applied significance of the performed work lies in the possibility of obtaining new durable and crack-resistant materials of complex shape with a given internal architecture with high accuracy up to 10 - 35 microns. Alternative technologies for producing complex shapes with comparable accuracy and detailing of individual structural elements do not currently exist. The developed compositions and approaches can be used to create new ceramic materials for reconstructive surgery. Spin detector for SKIF The research team of Oleg Tereshchenko, Head of the Laboratory of Physics and Technology of Heterostructures of the Institute of Applied Physics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is working on the creation of the world's first semiconductor spin detector with spatial resolution. The device will be used at the station 1-6 “Electron Spectroscopy with Angular and Spin Resolution” of the first phase of the SKIF synchrotron, the creation of which is led by Oleg Tereshchenko, along with colleagues from other institutes of the Novosibirsk Academgorodok. In the course of work on the spin detector, Oleg Tereshchenko’s group, together with the Ekran FEP enterprise, managed to create an application device: a new type of vacuum photodiode for solar panels, promising for use in space.

Drobyshev Yuliy Ivanovich, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Ecology of Arid Territories, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of Russian Academy of Sciences, Ph.D., Candidate of Historical Sciences, conducted a lesson "Educational research: from design to implementation" for students who signed up for distance-intensive "Environmental activism or how I can help nature." Classes are held by the Federal Children's Ecological and Biological Center. During classes, the students learn how to: - conduct real research - shoot videos - create a guide or sightseeing route around their region - choose a profession related to their interests - present their work   More information here:  https://kamddt.ru/novosti/ekologicheskiy-aktivizm-ili-kak-mogu-pomoch-prirode_20200615/ 

Candidate of Biological Sciences, Researcher at the Laboratory of Soil Zoology and General Entomology of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS Potapov Anton Mikhailovich received a medal and a prize of the Russian Academy of Sciences for a series of works “The structure of energy flows in detrital food networks”. You can familiarize yourself with the Order on awarding medals of the Russian Academy of Sciences with prizes for young scientists of Russia and for students of higher educational institutions of Russia following the results of the 2019 competition (submission of the RAS Commission for Work with Scientific Youth) by clicking the link.

The E.N. Pavlovsky prize of 2020 was awarded to Doctor of Biological Sciences Sergey Spiridonov from the A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS. The scientist was noted for a series of works "Systematics and phylogeny of nematodes parasitizing in invertebrates." The presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded the Doctor of Biological Sciences Arkady Balushkin the gold medal of L.S. Berg in 2020. The employee of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences received the award for a series of works on the morphology, systematics, and historical biogeography of Antarctic fish. The Yu.A. Israel gold medal in 2020 will be received by the Doctor of physical and mathematical sciences Sergei Semenov (Institute of Global Climate and Ecology named after academician Yu.A. Israel) for the cycle of works "Greenhouse gases and climate change".