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 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.
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.
Rhino horns are a unique structure. They lack a bony core and, like hair, nails, and hooves, are a derivative of skin composed of keratin. The horn is formed from numerous keratin tubes (filaments) embedded in a keratin matrix.
Molecular genetic analysis showed that the discovered population is most closely related to the European strains and differs significantly from the North American strains.
The best thing a person can do when they meet a leveret in nature is to pass by. Its mother will definitely return and feed her child. If the animal is injured, only animal rehabilitation specialists can help it.
On October 15–16, 2025, the Institute of Biochemical Technologies, Ecology and Pharmacy of the Vernadsky Crimean Federal University will hold a scientific conference in Simferopol dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the M. I. Globenko Zoological Museum.
On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 a meeting of the council will be held, at which the dissertation for the academic degree of candidate of biological sciences Vasily Dmitrievich Yakushov will be defended: "Dynamics of small mammal populations of the middle Yenisei taiga in connection with climate warming".
We invite you to take part in the 28th Pushchino School-Conference of Young Scientists "Biology - Science of the 21st Century", which will be held at the Federal Research Center "Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences".
The Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation announces the opening of the competition for the International UNESCO Al Fozan Prize in support of young scientists specializing in the field of natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.
On Monday, April 7, 2025 at 14:00 a meeting of the council will be held, at which the dissertation for the academic degree of candidate of biological sciences Ilya Nikolaevich Tsvetkov will be defended on the topic: "Helminth fauna of the American mink, forest polecat, forest marten, river otter of the Caspian-Baltic watershed within the boundaries of the Tver and Pskov regions"