News

17
October
2024
Far Eastern bloodsucker: from subspecies to species!
Studying the taxonomic status of different groups of organisms allows us to further study the evolution of different taxa and more accurately predict the features of biology of new species.
04
October
2024
Human pheromones: myth or reality?
A pheromone is a species-specific substance that is secreted into the environment by one animal, enters the body of another animal of the same species, and causes changes in its behavior or physiology.
18
September
2024
An aerial survey is conducted on birds and whales
Specialists from the Northern Eurasian Anseriformes Working Group arrived in Anadyr to continue their census work using small aircraft. This is the third time the ornithologists have flown to the region.
17
September
2024
Dolphin station
Andrey Abramov told about how dolphins sleep, how many kilometers they swim per day, whether they save drowning people, and why they might not like your manicure.
16
September
2024
Wet job
What could be interesting about woodlice? They are commonly disliked, and their appearance in the house can hardly please anyone. But someone devotes years to studying these creatures.

Announcements

27 — 30 October
Conference "Scientific Foundations of Sustainable Forest Management"

We invite you to participate in the conference "Scientific Foundations of Sustainable Forest Management," held in memory of Professor O.V. Smirnova. The conference will take place on October 27-30, 2026, in Moscow at the A.S. Isaev Center for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

The international contest "Shared Memory: The genocide of the Soviet people by the Nazis and their accomplices during the Great Patriotic War" has launched

The Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Russian Presedential National Center for Historical Memory" announces the International Contest "Shared Memory: Genocide of the Soviet People by the Nazis and Their Accomplices During the Great Patriotic War."

23 — 26 October
The deadline for submitting applications for the scientific conference "History of the Development of Natural Science Education and Research at Moscow University: Towards the 275th Anniversary of Its Founding" has been extended to September 20, 2026

We invite you to participate in the scientific conference "The History of the Development of Natural Science Education and Research at Moscow University: Towards the 275th Anniversary of Its Founding," which will take place on October 23-26, 2026, at Lomonosov Moscow State University.

15 — 19 March 2027
Registration for the 12th "Marine Mammals of the Holarctic" conference has been opened on September 1

Dates and Venue: March 15–19, 2027 Murmansk, at Murmansk Arctic University

The Russian Science Foundation (RSF), jointly with the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Vietnam (NAFOSTED), announces a call for grant proposals

In accordance with the memorandum signed by the Russian Science Foundation (RSF) and the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development of Vietnam (NAFOSTED), the partners announce the call for proposals for the first joint competition supporting fundamental and exploratory research conducted by international research teams.

Applications are now open for the second season of the Rosmolodezh.Grants competition

Applications are submitted on behalf of a young project leader (under 35 years of age); the project can be implemented by a team with the participation of public associations, trade unions, institutions, and other partners. The maximum amount of support is up to 1 million rubles.