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 July 2, 2026, at 11:00, an interlaboratory colloquium will be held in the Large Conference Hall to discuss the pre-defense of Polina Yuryevna Dgebuadze's dissertation, "Symbiosis of Eulimidae Gastropods and Echinoderms: Morphological and Ecological Adaptations," submitted for the degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences in the specialty 1.5.16. Hydrobiology.
We invite you to participate in the School for young researchers on October 7-8, 2026, at the N.K. Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
We invite you to participate in the International Scientific Conference "Adaptation Strategies for Coastal Areas in the Era of Climate Change," which will be held from August 26 to 28, 2026, in Sevastopol at the A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Southern Sea Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Institute of Geography of the Russian Academy of Sciences invites you to participate in the International Scientific Conference "P.P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky and Modern Geography." The event is dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of this outstanding scholar and public figure.
We invite you to participate in the IV international scientific and practical conference "Modern methods of assessment and rational use of aquatic biological resources," which will be held from September 21 to 25, 2026, in Kaliningrad at the Atlantic Branch of the Russian State Research Center "VNIRO" (AtlantNIRO).