30

October

2025

A new species of crustacean that feeds on decaying organic matter has been discovered in the mangrove forests of southern Vietnam

A detailed study of crustacean biodiversity in the mangrove swamps of the Cần Giờ Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, located near Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, revealed a high species diversity of tanaids.

30

October

2025

Young city residents will choose names for the moose living in Losiny Ostrov National Park

The "Active Child Citizen" platform has launched a survey to choose names for four moose — the symbols and pride of Losiny Ostrov National Park.

29

October

2025

Vocal repertoire of adult and cub cheetahs in the wild

Researchers from the IEE RAS, the Mara-Meru Nature Reserve in Kenya, and LMSU have described for the first time the vocal repertoires of adult and cub wild cheetahs from Kenya.

28

October

2025

Who are global invaders and what happens if they meet?

We live in an era when animal and plant species are rapidly spreading beyond their native ranges due to human activity.

27

October

2025

Dental radiography as a non-invasive method for age determination of a subterranean rodent, the common mole vole, in natural populations

Radiography is one of the most promising methods for non-invasively determining the age of animals. In this study, the researchers applied it for the first time to live rodents from a wild population.

24

October

2025

Rosneft has developed a program to preserve biodiversity in all regions of its operations

Rosneft environmentalists have developed a standard corporate program for biodiversity conservation in all regions where the Company operates.

23

October

2025

Thirty years of research have clarified the composition of the cladoceran fauna in Tyva.

A new study, conducted by researchers from the TIINRD SB RAS and the IEE RAS, summarizes the results of nearly thirty years of fieldwork in the region (1993–2022).

22

October

2025

How beavers were counted in Novo-Peredelkino

The Moscow Department of Environmental Management and Protection continues its collaboration with scientists to study the capital's flora and fauna.

22

October

2025

New and highly specialized amphipod crustaceans have been discovered in deep-sea communities of pebble beaches in the Northern Black Sea region.

Researchers at the IEE RAS have described a new amphipod species of the genus Niphargus Schiödte, 1849 — Niphargus primoricus Marin & Palatov, 2025.

09

October

2025

Scientists have systematized methods for studying “invisible” soil biodiversity for the first time

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.

08

October

2025

Development of cooperation between IEE RAS and China

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.

07

October

2025

Scientific trip to Australia to participate in the 8th International Conference on Rodent Biology and Pest Management

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.

03

October

2025

An international conference dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the joint Russian-Mongolian integrated biological expedition of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Mondolian Academy of Sciences was held in Mongolia.

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

01

October

2025

During night observations, theriologists encountered a fox cub in Losiny Ostrov park

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.

30

September

2025

Free and urban: why mice in Neskuchny Garden became genetic elite

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?

29

September

2025

Scientists are getting to know the whales of the Sea of Okhotsk closer

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

26

September

2025

Fences have been installed in Bitsevsky Forest to protect red wood ant nests

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

25

September

2025

An interview with Alexander Supin, chief researcher at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about marine life

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.