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30.07.2004
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EACH WHITE WHALE HAS ITS INDIVIDUAL VOICE
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The fact that each white whale has individual voice is established by Russian scientists conducting research in the White Sea. Differences between white whales' voices can be used in estimating their number.
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GREENHOUSE GASES - NOTHING TO BLAME FOR?
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In the nearest future we may witness global cooling in spite of increasing concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That can happen, if the following hypothesis is correct: not the growth of greenhouse gases concentration provokes temperature to rise, but vice versa.
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19.07.2004
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THE SIXTH WAVE OF EXTINCTION
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History of life on the Earth witnessed five mass extinctions of species as a result of natural calamities. Currently, biologists are talking more and more often about the sixth wave of extinction provoked in many respects by human beings. This opinion is shared by a Russian sea fauna diversity specialist A.V. Adrianov (Institute of Maritime Biology, Far-East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences). Research in this area has been supported by the Far-East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, CRDF, Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, and the Foundation for Promotion of Russian Science and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research.
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19.07.2004
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WORK MIGRATION OF RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS
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Who are the Russian scientists moving abroad to work in recent times? The problem is analyzed by the Centre for Demography and Human Ecology of the Institute of Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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02.07.2004
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WHAT IS RISKY?
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What kinds of professions and jobs are risky in Russia? Public opinion on that matter is studied by specialists from the Levada Centre. The study is supported by the McArthur Fund.
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