23

September

2025

The “Gustatory Trap”: How Biofilms on Microplastics Trick Fish

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.

23

September

2025

IEE RAS staff members were included in the list of the "2% of the best scientists in the world" according to Stanford University

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.

22

September

2025

Сотрудники ИПIEE RAS staff took part in an expedition to Paramushir IslandЭЭ РАН приняли участие в экспедиции на острове Парамушир

A total of approximately 50 people worked on Paramushir, including volcanologists, botanists, ornithologists, entomologists, hydrobiologists, geographers, historians, volunteers.

19

September

2025

Students from Nizhny Novgorod completed an internship at the hydrobiological station of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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.

18

September

2025

A genome-wide study of voles has resolved long-standing questions about their genetic relationships

The biodiversity of rodents on our planet is enormous, and members of the subfamily Arvicolinae occupy a special place within it.

17

September

2025

Non-native freshwater catfish capable of spreading through estuaries and coastlines

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.

16

September

2025

Nizhny Novgorod students at Glubokoye lake biological station

Anna Neretina shared her story about the classes—both theoretical and practical.

15

September

2025

Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting on the development of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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.

15

September

2025

A project to create the first national network for photo-monitoring wildlife in protected areas has been launched in Russia

Seven Russian nature reserves are creating the country's first unified wildlife photo-monitoring network.

15

September

2025

The longest rhinoceros horn has been found in the permafrost of Yakutia

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.

12

September

2025

Researchers from KamSU and IEE RAS have discovered the first confirmed case of ecological diversification in southern trout in Lake Glukhoe on Paramushir Island

In Lake Glukhoe, scientists discovered three forms of southern Dolly Varden trout, which differ radically from each other in size and feeding method.

11

September

2025

Specific electrical activity of river lamprey discovered

All animal organisms generate electric currents that accompany both muscle contraction and the functioning of the nervous system.

09

September

2025

Alien species of crustaceans discovered in Lake Titicaca

Molecular genetic analysis showed that the discovered population is most closely related to the European strains and differs significantly from the North American strains.

05

September

2025

How to behave when encountering hares in the green areas of Moscow

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.

03

September

2025

IEE RAS postgraduate students describe a new species of cladocerans from the northern Russian Far East

Branchiopods (Cladocera) are one of the most important components of freshwater plankton and meiobenthos.

01

September

2025

How the health of mouse-like rodents is assessed in Losiny Ostrov

Thanks to monitoring, scientists can notice changes in time and predict possible risks to rodent populations.

28

August

2025

The Public Council under the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection is holding a quiz called “Green Marathon”

Want to test your knowledge of the world around us, nature and ecology? Try answering the questions of the online quiz "Green Marathon"!

28

August

2025

A workshop for young researchers of cranes of Northeast Asia was held in Mongolia

The workshop was held within the framework of the UN Subregional Programme “Participatory Conservation of Migratory Bird Habitats in Northeast Asia”.