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25.03.2003
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RUSSIA RETURNS TO ARCTIC ON A DRIFTING ICE-FLOE
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Russian researchers are setting up a new ice floating station. It will be launched late in April. The objective of the project is to resume scientific research in Arctic.
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Moscow
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21.03.2003
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CAN WHALES SURVIVE IN THE VICINITY OF DRILLING PLATFORMS
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The oil production which started in 1999 on the Sakhalin shelf has already spoiled the life of the Okhotsk grey whales inhabiting the area. To preserve a unique herd of these rare animals, it is necessary to urgently limit industrial activity in the area where the whales stay for summer.
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Moscow, Russia
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21.03.2003
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TOO MANY CRABS?
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King crabs introduced into the Barents Sea in the 1960s multiply and spread throughout this sea. Their number has been doubled within the past year. Will such an expansion cause an ecological disaster?
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Murmansk
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07.03.2003
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SEALS OF THREE SEAS
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Researchers from Arkhangelsk have counted the number of seals inhabiting the Barents, White and Kara Seas. It has turned out that 220 thousand seals inhabit the above areas. However, the hunting season for whitecoats - seal-calves starts on February 28. This spring in provides an opportunity for renewal of barbaric whitecoat hunting which was almost fully suspended the Murmansk Region three years ago. Is it worth killing defenseless snow-white animals for the sake of fur-hats and insets in sheepskin coats?
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Arkhangelsk
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07.03.2003
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RADAR SIMILAR TO DOLPHIN'S SONAR
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Russian scientists have achieved serious practical results through fundamental investigation of dolphins' echolocation.
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St. Petersburg
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07.03.2003
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WHAT DO PHALANGERS AND CATS HAVE IN COMMON?
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Marsupials are quite unusual animals. They even scream in a different way than the majority of mammals. The Moscow Zoo specialists have studied the screaming technique used by the phalangers (Phalanger).
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Moscow
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07.03.2003
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FRESHWATER CLAMMS CHECK ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
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Freshwater clams (Anodonta) can indicate the environment pollution. Under stress their organisms excrete special stress-induced proteins. Substances harmful for clams may also be harmful for human beings. That is why Russian scientists have come up with the idea of using clams to check the environment pollution.
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Obninsk
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07.03.2003
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NEW COLLECTION OF BACTERIA
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A unique collection of bacteria Baccilus turingiensis that are mortal for insects is obtained by Russian scientists.
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Moscow
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07.03.2003
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ARCTIC - REFRIGERATOR AND RESERVE AT THE SAME TIME
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Most people think that Arctic is a giant iceberg with seals swimming below and white bears roaming on the surface. However, those which predominate in Arctic are not mammals. There is a reign of most primitive, archaic species. The analysis of Arctic flora and fauna is supported by Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Council for State Support of Leading Scientific Schools.
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Moscow
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07.03.2003
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ASTEROID HUNTING
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Ukrainian scientists have suggested that a radio-telescope should be used to determine precise trajectory of asteroids flying Earth-bound.
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