The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources plans to leave only one population of saigas in the Red Book of the Russian Federation - the Northwestern Caspian.
The book presentation and lecture "Plants of the Big City" will take place on July 3, Thursday, in the Nauchka library. Now it is possible to order books with a discount almost 50% of the usual retail price.
The event was part of the work to restore rare animal species with the support of the Moscow Government and the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection.
50 years ago, in 1975, on the initiative of Academician Vladimir Evgenievich Sokolov, the Scientific and Experimental Base "Chernogolovka" was created in Chernogolovka near Moscow.
The publication is intended for general botanists, botanical geographers, specialists in the flora and vegetation of the northern Subarctic, as well as people interested in studying Arctic nature.
Scientists have shown that in field mice living in the city, the diversity of genes of the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) is associated with the degree of urbanization of the parks in which the rodents live.
What do we know about ecology as a science? How is it related to evolution? Why is the activity of the nature conservation enthusiasts not always beneficial? How can we ensure that the advice and warnings of scientists are heard?
The electronic monograph by I.N. Pospelov and E.B. Pospelova "Flora of vascular plants of the Anabar-Kotuy mountain range and its northern framing" has been published.
Boris Levin, PhD in Biology and leading researcher at the IEE RAS gave an interview to the journal Science and Life about how speciation occurs, where it begins, and what stages it goes through.
The cooperation agreement between the environmental foundation "Compass" and the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS) opens up new opportunities for research.
The staff of the IEE RAS, together with 45 co-authors from 22 scientific institutions, prepared a catalog of ecological-climatic monitoring stations of Russia.
The Wildlife Conservation Center published a book by Alexander Oleksenko, ““Meeting any animal… Is Always a Miracle.” V.M. Smirin in Search of Himself and His Life’s Work.”
Biologists have found that the cladoceran Pleuroxus truncatus, which is widespread in the freshwater bodies of Northern Eurasia, can be divided into two large genetic lines.
Scientists from the IPEE RAS, together with colleagues, conducted several expeditions to the regions of Western Siberia to collect data on the current distribution and ecology of the fish rotan.
From August 18, 2025, the acceptance of documents from applicants to postgraduate studies will begin and last until September 5. In the second half of September, the admission of entrance exams will be organized.
OpenBio-2025 is an already recognized federal-level event that brings together leading specialists, scientists, representatives of biotechnological and biopharmaceutical business, scientists and members of the expert community from Russia and foreign countries. The forum is aimed at developing a dialogue between business, science and the state, stimulating the commercialization of scientific developments and business development in the field of life science. One of the basic components of OpenBio is a conference of young scientists conducting scientific research in the field of life sciences.
On September 25, 2025, the Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host the International Conference for Young Scientists "Genetic Technologies in Biomedicine" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (in accordance with the Agreement with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation No. 075-15-2025-464 dated May 29, 2025). On September 26-27, 2025, the School for Young Scientists "Transcriptome in Space and Time: New Approaches to the Study of Objects of Developmental Biology" will be held with the support of the Russian Science Foundation (grant No. 21-74-30015-П).
The Academician V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences will hold a conference with international participation “Mammals in a Changing World: Current Problems of Theriology” (XII Congress of the Academician V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) from February 2 to 6, 2026 in Moscow, at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS).
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:00 in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33) a meeting of the council 24.1.109.02 will be held, at which Sofia Borisovna Rosenfeld will defend her dissertation for the academic degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences on the topic: "Anseriformes of the Northern Palearctic: structure and number of populations, migration routes, problems of protection and sustainable use."
We invite you to take part in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference in Memory of V.K. Babayan "Modern Methods of Assessment and Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources". The conference is scheduled for the period from November 17 to 21, both with in-person (at the VNIRO Central Institute) and remote participation.