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.
Unfortunately many countries are still strongly affected by the Corona virus; there are no regular flights and the possibility to gather together many people. We consider it would be unreasonable to hold the Workshop this year. Instead, we want to hold it next year, most likely between the 20th and 30th of May 2021.
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We hope that you and your families are as well as you can be during these challenging times.
The application of documents for post-graduate studies in A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS in 2020 will take place from 1st to 25th of September. The entrance exams will be held from 1 to 23 October. The results of postgraduate enrollment will be declared from November 1, 2020.
Detailed information can be found on the Institute's website http://sev-in.ru/ru/postupausim
First Lecture of Webinar Series
"Forgetting How to Tend the Soil”
by Prof. Rattan Lal, this year’s World Food Prize Awardee
Date: 2nd October 2020
Time: 1:00 PM GMT
About the Speaker
Prof. Rattan Lal is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Centre at The Ohio State University. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University Iceland, and holds a Chair of Soil Science and Goodwill Ambassador position with Inter-American Institute of Cooperation in Agriculture, San Jose, Costa Rica. He was President of the Soil Science Society of America (2006-2008), and the International Union of Soil Sciences (2017-2018). He researches soil carbon sequestration for food and climate security, conservation agriculture, and soil health. He has authored 955 journal articles, mentored 360 researchers, h-index of 150 and 101,811 citations. He is laureate of the 2018 GCHERA World Agriculture Prize, 2018 Glinka World Soil Prize, 2019 Japan Prize, 2019 U.S. Awasthi IFFCO Award, 2020 IICA Chair in Soil Science and Goodwill Ambassador, and the 2020 World Food Prize.
(Image credit: Kenneth D. Chamberlain, Photographer, The Ohio State University, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences)
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We are pleased to invite you to register on the new website of the Theriological Society at the RAS.
We hope that the website of the Theriological Society will help unite colleagues, establish new connections between specialists and identify opportunities for cooperation at a distance.
Establishing a connection between specialists
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