News

13
March
2024
Monitoring of the parasitefauna of introduced pink salmon
The introduction of animals or plants into new geographic regions has unpredictable parasitological consequences, and can lead to an increase or decrease in parasitic load on local species, or have a relatively neutral status.
11
March
2024
Why are corals dying?
Coral reef ecosystems are famous for their richness and diversity; from time immemorial, they have provided food and other resources to millions of people living in tropical countries.
05
March
2024
"The Arctic is our future"
Their dependence on sea ice makes polar bears extremely vulnerable to climate change, so they need to be studied and protected.
28
February
2024
The Russian Wildlife portal has opened
Russian Wildlife portal contains recordings from camera traps installed in Russian nature reserves and national parks, photographic materials, as well as the most important news.
22
February
2024
Where was the ancient capital of Smolensk region?
In 2023, an article was published by employees of the IEE RAS A.B. Savinetsky and O.A. Krylovich in collaboration with archaeologists, dedicated to controversial issues related to the early history of the city of Smolensk.

Announcements

Applications are now open for the sixth international competition for Russian-Chinese research teams

The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) are now accepting applications for the sixth joint competition for international research projects. Since 2021, 255 Russian-Chinese research teams have received support through this bilateral partnership.

19 — 20 November
An interdisciplinary symposium on the topical issue of zoning the Himalayas and the Himalayan region

We invite you to participate in an interdisciplinary symposium dedicated to the pressing issue of zoning the Himalayas and the Himalayan region. This event will be held in person and remotely on Thursday and Friday, November 19–20, 2026, in the heart of St. Petersburg, at the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1 Universitetskaya Embankment, St. Petersburg).

10 — 13 November
XV All-Russian Conference "White Sea: on the Border of the Arctic"

We invite you to participate in the XV All-Russian Conference "The White Sea: On the Edge of the Arctic" (formerly "Study, Rational Use, and Protection of Natural Resources of the White Sea").

22 — 24 April
III All-Russian Conference "Intracellular Signaling and Metabolism, Transport, Cytoskeleton"

We invite you to participate in the III All-Russian Conference "Intracellular Signaling and Metabolism, Transport, and Cytoskeleton," which will be held April 22–24, 2026, in St. Petersburg. The conference is a continuation and development of the All-Russian Conference "Cell Biology in Culture," which has been regularly held at the Irkutsk Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences since the 1980s.

16 — 19 June
International Conference "Diversity of Soils and Biota of North and Central Asia"

We invite you to participate in the International Conference "Diversity of Soils and Biota in Northern and Central Asia," dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the Institute of General and Experimental Biology (IGEB SB RAS), which will be held June 16–19, 2026, in Ulan-Ude, Russia.

27 January
Seminar "Results of experimental and methodological geophysical work to detect burrows of the Russian desman (Desmana moschata) and the beaver (Castor fiber) in the Oka Biosphere Reserve"

The "Modern Problems of Geophysics" seminar resumes its Tuesday meetings at Moscow State University. The first meeting of the year and season will be held on January 27 at 5:00 PM, as a mobile event at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences.