The children learned about various snake species, their habits, habitats, and role in the ecosystem. Special attention was paid to safety and rules of conduct when encountering snakes in the wild.
The method of recording ultrasounds during isolation from the mother and other pups of the litter simulated a situation in which a pup fell from the nest and screamed for adult group members to hear and return it to the nest.
The family of parasitic flies Hippoboscidae Samouelle, 1819 currently includes at least 213 species. These flies are distributed worldwide and transmit many dangerous diseases.
The Russian Science Foundation has announced the results of its competition for fundamental scientific research projects and exploratory research by small research groups.
This monograph is a continuation, a more expanded version of the book "A Brief Guide to Invertebrates of Freshwater in Central European Russia," widely known to school biology students and university students.
The expert briefed the audience on the results of the institute's recently successfully completed experiment on decomposing rice straw using soil invertebrates.
Since 2007, a large international project to reintroduce (restore) the population of a once widespread cat species, the Persian leopard, has been underway in the North Caucasus.
The role of the wolf in regulating ecological processes is difficult to overestimate. This predator is widespread throughout Russia and has a significant impact on the country's economy.
November 22 of 2025 marked the conclusion of the three-day All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference "Monitoring Wildlife in Specially Protected Natural Areas" in Moscow.
The comprehensive expedition to study the Baikal seal, a species of seal found exclusively in the waters of Lake Baikal, took place on the Ushkany Islands archipelago, the main summer rookery site for these animals.
The descendants of arctic char (typically weighing 0.6-1.5 kg) have become smaller, and in lakes such as Bolshoe Goltsovoe and Avotya, they grow to only 80-100 g.
An interview with Marina Rutovskaya, d.b.s, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Mammal Behavior and Behavioral Ecology at the IEE RAS, and a leading expert on the desman, was published by the Nature Defenders Foundation.
We sincerely congratulate Klara Sergeevna Popova on her wonderful anniversary! We wish her good health, vitality, prosperity, and the support and love of her loved ones.
In 2027, the awards will be presented to outstanding scientific researchers in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer and information sciences, chemistry, and earth and environmental sciences. Five winners will be selected, each receiving a prize of €100,000.
On Wednesday, May 27 at 14:00, an interlaboratory colloquium will be held at 33 Leninsky Prospekt (room 19) between the Laboratory of Mammalian Behavior and Behavioral Ecology (Head – RAS Academician V.V. Rozhnov) and the Laboratory of Comparative Ethology and Biocommunication (Head – RAS Corresponding Member A.V. Surov).
Applications are now being accepted for the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Scholarship Program for studies, internships, and professional development at Vietnamese universities in the 2026/2027 academic year.
Each participant may submit up to two original publications and two co-authored publications with colleagues, each up to 6 pages long. Publication of a collection of materials is planned for the start of the conference.
On Thursday, May 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM, an interlaboratory colloquium will be held in the large conference hall of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (33 Leninsky Prospekt) to mark the pre-defense of Anastasia Dmitrievna Denisenko's PhD dissertation.
The Department of Digital Development of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the Department), as part of its information security measures, reports an increase in fraudulent activity targeting employees of subordinate organizations of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the organizations).