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.
One of the areas of expedition research was the study of the polar bear in coastal areas and the waters of the Kara Sea in different seasons of the year.
The study will provide new data on the features of hydrolysis of food objects by digestive enzymes of the intestines of predatory carp fish, which has been practically unexplored until now.
The population attracted attention back in the 1930s, when researchers noticed its geographical isolation, but only modern comprehensive analysis has revealed its uniqueness.
The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources plans to leave only one population of saigas in the Red Book of the Russian Federation - the Northwestern Caspian.
The book presentation and lecture "Plants of the Big City" will take place on July 3, Thursday, in the Nauchka library. Now it is possible to order books with a discount almost 50% of the usual retail price.
The event was part of the work to restore rare animal species with the support of the Moscow Government and the Department of Nature Management and Environmental Protection.
50 years ago, in 1975, on the initiative of Academician Vladimir Evgenievich Sokolov, the Scientific and Experimental Base "Chernogolovka" was created in Chernogolovka near Moscow.
The publication is intended for general botanists, botanical geographers, specialists in the flora and vegetation of the northern Subarctic, as well as people interested in studying Arctic nature.
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 14:00 in the conference hall of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Leninsky Prospekt, 33) a meeting of the council 24.1.109.03 will be held, at which the dissertation for the academic degree of candidate of biological sciences Ilya Nikolaevich Tsvetkov will be defended on the topic: "Helminth fauna of the American mink, European polecat, pine marten, common otter of the Caspian-Baltic watershed within the boundaries of the Tver and Pskov regions".
The Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences is holding a conference with international participation “Mammals in a Changing World: Current Problems of Theriology” (XII Congress of the Sokolov Theriological Society of the Russian Academy of Sciences) on February 2–6, 2026, in Moscow, at the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS).
On Wednesday, April 9 at 14:00 in the large hall of the IEE RAS (Leninsky Prospekt, 33) an interlaboratory colloquium will be held dedicated to the presentation of the candidate's dissertation of Nikita Aleksandrovich Martynenko (Laboratory of Soil Zoology and General Entomology).
The jury will select the best photographs that will be exhibited at the exhibition in Moscow. A winner will be chosen in each nomination, who will receive a subscription from our partner, the Science and Life magazine, memorable gifts from the Carbon Rhythm Consortium and a diploma.
The IV Eurasian scientific and practical conference on pest management "Management of the number of problematic biological species" (EuroAsian pest management) is being held in Moscow on September 6-8 with the support of the Association "Disinfection and pest control".
The Russian Science Foundation is accepting applications for a joint competition to support Russian-Belarusian research teams. The competition is being held jointly with the Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (BRFFR) (https://fond.bas-net.by/).