Expedition to count birds listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation confirms the fears of specialists: the species is disappearing in the European part of Russia.
The visit of the Russian specialists attracted a lot of attention, a special report about the work of the delegation was aired on the Chinese Central Television CNR.
The Baikal seal species lives only in Lake Baikal. Due to the specifics of its habitat, this species differs from its relatives and requires separate study.
Cyathocotyle fulicae is a rare and poorly studied species of trematodes, known from two registrations, one of which was not supported by morphological evidence.
In the Moscow part of the Losiny Ostrov National Park, you can find the lesser butterfly-orchid, the marsh helleborine, the coralroot orchid, the bird’s-nest orchid and other interesting species.
Parasitic insects play a huge role in ecosystems, affecting the health, behavior and population dynamics of their hosts. However, many of them remain poorly studied, especially in remote regions.
Birds of prey are reluctant to inhabit large cities, especially large metropolitan areas. Here they find it difficult to find enough food and hide from the 24-hour city bustle.
The journal "Problems of Ichthyology" has been published under the auspices of the RAS since 1953 and is the leading national scientific publication on all branches of ichthyology and biological foundations of fisheries.
Rats of the genus Rattus are very similar to each other. Unlike most mammal species, it is almost impossible to distinguish different species by the skull.
Every year, the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences supervises final qualification works on biological and ecological topics.
From June 16 to June 30, 2025, employees of the IEE RAS conducted an expedition to conduct a comprehensive study of the Baikal seal on the Ushkany Islands archipelago.
From June 30 to July 11, 2025, two conference schools were held at the Deep Lake Hydrobiological Station of the IEE RAS (Ruzsky District, Moscow Region) to improve the qualifications of hydrobiologists.
On September 25, 2025, the Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences will host the International Conference for Young Scientists "Genetic Technologies in Biomedicine" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (in accordance with the Agreement with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation No. 075-15-2025-464 dated May 29, 2025). On September 26-27, 2025, the School for Young Scientists "Transcriptome in Space and Time: New Approaches to the Study of Objects of Developmental Biology" will be held with the support of the Russian Science Foundation (grant No. 21-74-30015-П).
The Academician V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences will hold a conference with international participation “Mammals in a Changing World: Current Problems of Theriology” (XII Congress of the Academician V.E. Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) from February 2 to 6, 2026 in Moscow, at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS).
On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:00 in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, Leninsky Prospekt, 33) a meeting of the council 24.1.109.02 will be held, at which Sofia Borisovna Rosenfeld will defend her dissertation for the academic degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences on the topic: "Anseriformes of the Northern Palearctic: structure and number of populations, migration routes, problems of protection and sustainable use."
We invite you to take part in the III International Scientific and Practical Conference in Memory of V.K. Babayan "Modern Methods of Assessment and Rational Use of Aquatic Biological Resources". The conference is scheduled for the period from November 17 to 21, both with in-person (at the VNIRO Central Institute) and remote participation.
The International Conference dedicated to the 55th Anniversary of the Joint Russian-Mongolian Complex Biological Expedition will be held on September 17, 2025, at the Chinggis Khan National Museum (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia). The conference will be devoted to the achievements of the expedition and prospects for further research in the field of biology and ecology.
The Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation informs about the start of accepting applications for participation in the selection for the scholarship program of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for study, internship and advanced training at Vietnamese universities within the framework of the admission campaign of the 2025/2026 academic year.