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THE TIEN SHAN IS LOSING ICECAPS
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Kazakh glaciologists fear that the ice in the Northern Tien Shan will thaw off completely by the end of the current century. In the scientists' opinion, this can turn out to be a real catastrophe for arid Central Asia. The study had been accomplished in the framework of the INTAS project (International Association for promoting cooperation with scientists of the former Soviet Union).
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Alma-Ata
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SICK MICE KEEP HYGIENE
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The mice that picked up an infection become listless, dull and unsociable. What is the reason for such behavior: the wish to save energy or to keep other mice from infection? The answer to this question is known to Russian and Japanese scientists, who have accomplished a joint investigation funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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Novosibirsk
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25.01.2002
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FEMALE DISCRIMINATION IN SCIENCE
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Moscow scientists committed to define the real position of women in science, to find out whether it is easy/difficult for them to make a carrier as compared to their male-colleagues. The study results have turned out distressing. Despite women's extensive scientific activity, their role is often underestimated, thus complicating their promotion to the executive positions. The research has been supported by the J. and C. MacArthur Foundation.
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Moscow
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21.01.2002
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WAR ON THE EARTH CAUSES PROBLEMS IN THE SKY
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Wars apparently bring a lot of evil, they cause suffering not only to people and the Earth, but even ...to the sky. These conclusions were made by the Russian scientists who studied the ionosphere in the course of and after the NATO military operations in Yugoslavia.
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Moscow
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21.01.2002
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FROST SAVES ORCHID
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Orchids, charming tropical flowers, are very popular as gifts. But very few people know that more than 25 000 varieties of orchids are in danger of extinction and included into the International Convention of Wild Flora and Fauna. Russian scientists concerned about this problem have developed a new method for conservation of exotic seeds. This work was supported by the Russian State Research and Technical Programs: the "Biological Diversity", "Biodiversity Conservation", and the "Support of Unique Pilot Installations in Russia".
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Moscow
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11.01.2002
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NATURAL CATACLYSMS PREDICT GLACIATIONS
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Moscow scientists have been studying ancient soils in Central Russia for rather long time. The sediments, which have been found in deep ravines, tell that we are nearing the end of the interglacial period, which lasts now. In a few thousand years cold era will come, but before that there will be many catastrophes.
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Moscow
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11.01.2002
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LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YIELD OF SHRIMPS
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Now Russian scientists are capable of forecasting increase in shrimp population which is coming soon.
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Anadyr
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11.01.2002
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LICHENS INDICATE THE AGE OF ROCK PAINTINGS
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Russian archeologists have learned to determine the age of rock paintings with the help of lichens. They studied 260 lichens growing in the Altai Mountains rocks.
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Novosibirsk
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11.01.2002
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PESTS BEAT THE EFFORTS OF PLANT-BREEDERS
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Pests that damage crops are rather smart. They quickly realize that the plant varieties cultivated by plant-breeders are more nourishing than wild ones. Although such plants may look strange and unattractive for pests, nevertheless pests consume them even more intensively. Russian scientists have come to the conclusion that pests consume most willingly the recent varieties of cultivated plants.
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