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.
From November 18 to 23, 2024, the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences will hold a school for students, postgraduates and young scientists "Methods for studying nutrition and digestion in poikilothermic animals (Trophoschool-24)".
On November 18, 2024 at 14:00 in the assembly hall of the IEE RAS at 33 Leninsky Prospekt, an interlaboratory colloquium will be held dedicated to the pre-defense of the candidate's dissertation of V.D. Yakushov (Laboratory of Population Ecology, scientific supervisor PhD Sheftel B.I.).
Applications are now being accepted for participation in the competitive selection for the scholarship program of the Government of the People's Republic of China "Chinese Government Scholarship" (Type "A") for study, internship, advanced training and research work at Chinese universities as part of the admission campaign for the 2025/2026 academic year.
On Wednesday, February 18, 2025 at 14:00 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 dissertation council 24.1.109.01 will be held, at which Oleg Irikovich Lyamin will defend his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences on the topic: "Sleep of aquatic mammals: ecological-behavioral and physiological adaptations".
The ICMED'2025 International Conference extends an invitation to scientists, representatives of public authorities, employees of educational and scientific institutions, learners involved in solving problems of modern education development who are interested in creating scientific methods for formation the education of the future.