20

May

2024

What did animals eat in the neogen savannah?

In a new study employees of the IEE RAS, together with their colleagues studied the feeding habits of carnivorous and ungulate mammals that inhabited the territory of the Northern Black Sea region in the Late Miocene.

20

May

2024

A new species of crustacean from the arctic and a critical look at earlier finds

Scientists from the IEE RAS, together with colleagues described a species of copepods from the order Cyclopoida (Copepoda) that is new to science.

17

May

2024

Disproportionate declines of formerly abundant species underlie insect loss

It has recently been shown that there has been a widespread decline in terrestrial insect populations over the last century, but trends in other indicators of biodiversity are less clear.

16

May

2024

Anna Yachmennikova became a scientific consultant for the film “Fire fox”

Starting May 18, Russian cinemas will begin showing a documentary film shot entirely in the wild - on the territory of the Kronotsky Nature Reserve.

14

May

2024

IEE RAS scientist A.A. Kotov has been included in the world ranking of the best scientists in the field of animal science for the third time

Corresponding member of the RAS, Professor of the RAS Alexey Alekseevich Kotov for the third year in a row has been included in the Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the Animal Science section.

09

May

2024

Happy Victory Day!

Congratulations to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and colleagues on Victory Day! This holiday has become a symbol of the courage of our people, their unshakable fortitude and unyielding spirit!

08

May

2024

Scientists studyed the burial of dogs of ancient Egypt

In the Fayum oasis (Egypt), employees of the IEE RAS, together with archaeologists and historians from the Center for Egyptological Research of the RAS, studied the unique joint burial of humans and dogs.

06

May

2024

They have awoken! Return of speckled ground squirrels to the homeland in the Tambov region

In 2023, employees of the Laboratory of Population Ecology, together with the Voroninsky Nature Reserve, began a project to restore the population of the speckled ground squirrel.

06

May

2024

IEE RAS staff entered the world ranking of the best scientists in the field of ecology and evolution

Three scientists from Russia were included in the ranking of the best scientists in the field of ecology and evolution. Two out of three are employees of the IEE RAS.

03

May

2024

What species of animals appeared and disappeared in the Volga region

Employees of the Saratov branch of the IEE RAS Olga and Mikhail Oparin told Rossiyskaya Gazeta journalists how the fauna is changing and why this is connected to more than global warming.

03

May

2024

New results of tracking caucasian leopards released under the reintroduction program in the Central Caucasus

The implementation of the program for the restoration of leopards in the Central Caucasus began with the release of the first animals in the territory of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in 2018.

30

April

2024

Documentary "Geese - a national treasure of Japan"

With the participation of employees of the IEE RAS, a new film was made about the wintering of geese in Japan.

27

April

2024

Employees of IEE RAS were included in the jury of the All-russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in biology

The final stage of the All-Russian Biology Olympiad for schoolchildren is taking place in the Sirius Federal Territory.

27

April

2024

The Theriological society of RAS was named after its founder – academician V.E. Sokolov

The Institute congratulates the Theriological Society at the Russian Academy of Sciences on this significant event - naming it after Academician V.E. Sokolov.

25

April

2024

Isotope tag shows who feeds on ticks

Ixodid ticks (Ixodidae) are well-known blood-sucking parasites that transmit dangerous diseases, including tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease.

23

April

2024

140th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Ivanovich Shmalhausen

April 23, 2024 marks the 140th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding scientist, world-famous theorist of evolutionary doctrine of the 20th century - Ivan Ivanovich Shmalhausen.

23

April

2024

Through countries and mountains to a new record for seasonal flight range of bats

As a result of the studies carried out in 2020-2021 research has provided unique data that allows us to expand our knowledge about the scale and routes of movement of flying mammals - chiropterans.

11

April

2024

Social vole – a secret inhabitant of steppe biotopes

The social vole is a small herbivorous rodent that inhabits open plains and mountainous steppe regions, as well as semi-deserts of Syria, Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and China.