Anton Goncharov, senior researcher at the laboratory of soil zoology and general entomology at the IEE RAS, told MK journalists about the study.
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New observations may indicate that humpback whales are showing friendly interest in people, trying to "flirt" with them.
02
July
2025
V.V. Rozhnov commented on the situation with different saiga populations in the Russian Federation
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources plans to leave only one population of saigas in the Red Book of the Russian Federation - the Northwestern Caspian.
The book presentation and lecture "Plants of the Big City" will take place on July 3, Thursday, in the Nauchka library. Now it is possible to order books with a discount almost 50% of the usual retail price.
The event was part of the work to restore rare animal species with the support of the Moscow Government and the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection.
25
June
2025
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Scientific and Experimental Base "Chernogolovka"
50 years ago, in 1975, on the initiative of Academician Vladimir Evgenievich Sokolov, the Scientific and Experimental Base "Chernogolovka" was created in Chernogolovka near Moscow.
The publication is intended for general botanists, botanical geographers, specialists in the flora and vegetation of the northern Subarctic, as well as people interested in studying Arctic nature.
23
June
2025
Genetic characteristics of field mice will "tell" about the state of the urban environment
Scientists have shown that in field mice living in the city, the diversity of genes of the major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) is associated with the degree of urbanization of the parks in which the rodents live.
Blood-sucking flies of the Hippoboscidae family currently number about 213 species and are vectors of diseases of birds and mammals.
19
June
2025
Lowering the production of any kind of waste is key
What do we know about ecology as a science? How is it related to evolution? Why is the activity of the nature conservation enthusiasts not always beneficial? How can we ensure that the advice and warnings of scientists are heard?
The electronic monograph by I.N. Pospelov and E.B. Pospelova "Flora of vascular plants of the Anabar-Kotuy mountain range and its northern framing" has been published.
16
June
2025
Evolution has no specific goal, only a result
Boris Levin, PhD in Biology and leading researcher at the IEE RAS gave an interview to the journal Science and Life about how speciation occurs, where it begins, and what stages it goes through.
The cooperation agreement between the environmental foundation "Compass" and the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS) opens up new opportunities for research.
The staff of the IEE RAS, together with 45 co-authors from 22 scientific institutions, prepared a catalog of ecological-climatic monitoring stations of Russia.
The Wildlife Conservation Center published a book by Alexander Oleksenko, ““Meeting any animal… Is Always a Miracle.” V.M. Smirin in Search of Himself and His Life’s Work.”
28
May
2025
Scientists have identified “western” and “eastern” genetic lines of Eurasian cladocerans
Biologists have found that the cladoceran Pleuroxus truncatus, which is widespread in the freshwater bodies of Northern Eurasia, can be divided into two large genetic lines.
Scientists have described a new species of gudgeon from the Ural River basin and therefore named it Gobio uralensis.
Scientists from the IPEE RAS, together with colleagues, conducted several expeditions to the regions of Western Siberia to collect data on the current distribution and ecology of the fish rotan.