Nature
Arctic temperatures 2.5 degrees higher than normal in 2018, fall and winter warmest since 1938
Air temperatures were 2.5 degrees Celsius higher than normal in the Russian Arctic in 2018, especially in the Eastern Arctic, where temperatures exceeded the norm…
Russian foxes bred for tameness may not be a validity of ‘domestication syndrome’
For the last 60 years, scientists in Siberia have bred silver foxes to be increasingly tame, with the goal of revealing the evolutionary and genetic…
Russia takes the green vector
Last week, Moscow hosted the 8-th Ecological Forum, which discussed the responsibility of business to future generations. The forum was organized by Norilsk Nickel, the…
Protected Areas: the Past, Present, and Future of Conservation
The greatest conservation success story in the 21st century is the exponential growth of protected areas–a primary defense mechanism against Earth’s bioersity loss. In 1992,…
A Massive Plan To Expand Forests And Save The World
Forests are some of the most incredible places on Earth – teeming with life, filtering our drinking water, and providing us myriad outdoor recreation opportunities….
Wildlife is Thriving in World’s Most Radioactive Region of Chernobyl
The Chernobyl reactor explosion was the world’s worst nuclear disaster and the current topic of a critically-acclaimed HBO show. However wildlife is surprisingly thriving in…
Severed Head of a Giant Ice Age Wolf Found Preserved in Siberia
Scientists have unveiled the severed head of a huge Ice Age wolf baring its teeth, which dates back more than 40,000 years. The snarling beast…
Russian government supports bill on blocking animal abuse content
Russia’s government has favored a bill envisaging pretrial blocking of online content containing scenes of cruelty to animals, the chief of the State Duma committee…