13

February

2025

The characteristics of a unique deep-sea predatory fish, Sloane’s viperfish, have been studied

Scientists have obtained for the first time data on the size composition, age, sex structure, growth and maturation of one of the most common deep-sea pelagic fish species - Sloane’s viperfish Chauliodus sloani.

12

February

2025

The diversity of nematodes in the tree layer is no less than in the soil

The forest canopy is inhabited by a variety of invertebrates, some of which are traditionally considered to be soil dwellers.

12

February

2025

Hybridization in butterfly agamas leads to an increase in ploidy and a transition to reproduction without males

Among the many animal species, only a few have abandoned males and switched to unisexual reproduction.

11

February

2025

A rare specimen of the three-toothed lamprey found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean

Cases of catching two individuals of the three-toothed lamprey in the northwestern Pacific Ocean have expanded our knowledge of the morphological characteristics and biology of this species during its marine life.

11

February

2025

Habitat suitability in Chechnya for the Persian leopard assessed

Information on the current state of habitats and the degree of their suitability for the species in different parts of its range, which in the Russian Caucasus is its northwestern edge, is in great demand.

11

February

2025

Genetic diversity and dispersal history of the grass snake in Northern Eurasia

A new study on the phylogeography of the eastern subspecies of the grass snake has shed light on how this snake species spread across northern Eurasia after the Last Glacial Maximum.

10

February

2025

Study of mammal evolutionary histories sheds light on existence of continental bridge between Africa and Arabian Peninsula

The study of speciation processes occurring at the Pliocene-Pleistocene boundary in individual groups of mammals allows us to reconstruct the picture of the evolution of biological diversity in poorly studied parts of the world.

10

February

2025

First detailed study of millipede viruses

Advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatics have led to a breakthrough in the study of viral diversity, but viruses of most soil animals (except ants) remain largely unstudied.

08

February

2025

February 8 - Russian Science Day

This holiday was established in 1999 in honor of the 275th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) by Peter I in 1724.

04

February

2025

The Golden Eagle Award for the best documentary film of 2024 is received by “The Fire Fox” (directed by Dmitry Shpilenok), in the creation of which scientists from the IEE RAS took part

The film was shot in Kamchatka on the territory of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve over the course of three years. In total, three expeditions from 2020 to 2022 lasted 26 months.

30

January

2025

The Atlas of Distribution of Mammals of the European Part of Russia is available for pre-order

The Atlas of Distribution of Mammals in the European Part of Russia is almost ready and will soon be published.

29

January

2025

The monograph "Diagnostics and prevention of helminthiasis in reindeer in zoos: methodological recommendations" is available for download

These guidelines were developed based on the results of a study of reindeer helminths in fifty zoos and menageries in the Russian Federation, conducted in 2024.

17

January

2025

New data on the ecology of two poorly studied fish species in the Russian Arctic have been obtained

Scientists have obtained new data on the slender eelblenny Lumpenus fabricii (Stichaeidae) and the bigeye sculpin Triglops nybelini (Cottidae) in the seas of the Russian Arctic.

16

January

2025

New data gives bloodsucking flies another genus

Hippoboscidae bloodsucking flies have a large number of unique morphological and physiological adaptations, most of which are closely related to their ectoparasitic lifestyle.

31

December

2024

Happy New Year!

May the new year fulfill all your dreams and wishes, bring confidence, hope, health and well-being to every home!

28

December

2024

River otters from the Russian Far East are genetically distinct from otters from European Russia and the Caucasus

The nominative subspecies of the otter is widespread from Western Europe to the Russian Far East, the Caucasian subspecies (L.l. meridionalis) lives in the North Caucasus, Transcaucasia up to the north of Iran.

28

December

2024

Taxonomy of polychaete nereids associated with hermit crabs from Russian waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean

The work presents molecular genetic analysis and data on the ecology and distribution of the symbiotic polychaete genus Cheilonereis Benham, which is associated with hermit crabs in the southern part of Primorye.

27

December

2024

Among the colonists, the females are bold and the males are timid

Human activity, which actively influences global processes, has accelerated the movement of habitats of living organisms so much that it allows us to study it in real time.