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26.11.2004
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BRUSHES ARE HELD IN TEETH, BEAKS AND TRUNKS
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The Timiryazev Biological Museum in Moscow showed an exhibition of pictures not made by hands. They were not created by people, but by animals, however, they made the pictures as real painters do - with paint and brush.
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19.11.2004
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MY SON IS BISON...
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A little bison called Murzilka lives in a spacious open-air cage in the Prioksko-Terrasny biosphere reserve, eats well and occasionally meets with its adoptive parents - they specially come over from town to visit their "son". It has been several months already that Vitaly Chubiy and Elena Kolomenskaya adopted a baby bison.
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Moscow
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19.11.2004
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NO GLACIER EXISTED 20 THOUSAND YEARS AGO IN TRANS-URAL REGION
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It was not that cold in subarctic areas of Russia during the epoch of the latest glaciation. This has been proved by the remains of animals found there - not only remains of such frost-resisting animals as mammoths and reindeers, but also those of horses.
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Moscow
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15.11.2004
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IMMIGRANT CHILDREN SUFFER AS MUCH AS ADULTS
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Children of immigrants share with their parents all problems connected with adaptation to new surroundings. It is difficult for the children to cope with new social environment and lifestyle, but their relationships with parents are better than those in native families. This conclusion is drawn by the Russian psychologists from Saratov.
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Balasho, Saratov region
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15.11.2004
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CUCUMBER VERSUS CUCUMBER
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Marine invertebrate called sea cucumber resembles vegetable cucumber by not only shape, but also by some metabolites. The substances produced by the animal can affect the growth of the plant. This study was conducted by Russian biochemists and supported by the RFBR.
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Vladivostok
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15.11.2004
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BLACK GOLD AND THE DARK FUTURE OF SAKHALIN
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At the end of November the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) should have issued their verdict on whether or not to extend loans for the development of new oil fields under the "Sakhalin-2 project. WWF of Russia created the film about this problem.
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Moscow
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05.11.2004
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RESEARCHERS CAN CROSS NON-INTERBREEDING PLANTS
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Researchers of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Plant Cultivation, Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences (St. Petersburg) jointly with their colleagues from Germany and Finland have grown up new lines of Solanum cultivated plants via the somatic hybridization method - hybrids of wild species of plants of the Solanum family with cultivars of tomato and potato, that posess new useful properties.
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St. Petersburg
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05.11.2004
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WHAT DO THE RUSSIANS BELIEVE IN?
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In recent decade, the words about "religious revival" have entered the language of Russian mass media. What changes in people's consciousness are implied by these words? Russian psychologists have investigated the issue.
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Moscow
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05.11.2004
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WHY MOLLUSCA DO NOT DIE ON LAND
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Way out exists even from the most desperate situations. Water mollusca prove that statement. At first sight, they are absolutely unable to live without water, as they consist almost totally from water. However, this is only at first sight. Russian scientists have analyzed their data and the data from their colleagues who observed mollusca on the banks of various water bodies and have discovered the adaptation mechanisms these animals employ to live without water.
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