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.”

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.

The main goal of the research is a full-scale census, assessment of the distribution of polar bears and marine mammals using instrumental (photo and infrared aerial photography) and aerial visual methods.

Ivan Vladimirovich Sotnikov, a graduate student of the IEE RAS, received a scholarship from the President of the Russian Federation for graduate students and adjuncts.

From May 5 to 12, Corresponding Member of the RAS, Professor of the RAS, A.A. Kotov held a series of lectures for 7th-8th grade schoolchildren of the "Biological Shift" at the Sirius Educational Center.

An international team of scientists has studied the consequences of global warming in the Arctic, combining a large pool of long-term data on 12 populations of 9 bird species.

Senior researcher at the Laboratory of Behavior and Behavioral Ecology of Mammals, PhD in Biology Anastasia Antonevich took part in the Naukogradostno festival, which was held in Chernogolovka on May 17-18.

The atlas contains the first full account of information on all 202 species of animals belonging to 37 families from 7 orders living in the western part of our country.

The new issue of the journal "Problems of Ichthyology" is available for reading and downloading (Volume 65, Issue 2, 2025).

From April 11 to 16, 2025, the final round of the All-Russian Olympiad in Ecology was held for high school students from all over Russia, in which 294 schoolchildren from 86 constituent entities of the RF took part.

Congratulations to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and colleagues on Victory Day!

The history of the Great Patriotic War is shocking not only because of the colossal destruction in the places of military operations and the death of a huge number of people.

From April 24 to 30, 2025, the final stage of the All-Russian School Olympiad in Biology was held, in which about 500 schoolchildren from 87 regions of the country took part.