The fossil beetle discovered in the 16-23 million years old sediments of the Irtysh River in southern Siberia belongs to the modern species Helophorus sibiricus, a member of the water scavenger beetles (Hydrophiloidea), which ...
Archaeology
Oct 6, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Siberia's Lake Baikal, the world's oldest, deepest, and largest freshwater lake, has provided scientists with insight into the ways that climate change affects water temperature, which in turn affects life ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2011
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In long-lived lakes that existed for millions of years freshwater snails developed a particularly high diversity of species. A new study by SNSB paleobiologist Thomas A. Neubauer now shows the importance of these ecosystems ...
Evolution
Sep 14, 2023
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As part of an international team, St Petersburg University biologists have for the first time described the genome of the Baikal seal or nerpa, the only mammal inhabiting Lake Baikal. The research is published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2023
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Snowfall accumulates to form snow cover, which can then influence other components of the earth system at various scales, such as atmospheric circulation, climatic anomalies, the hydrological cycle, and ecosystems.
Earth Sciences
Apr 19, 2023
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Many of the world's most iconic clear lakes are degrading at an alarming rate—shallow, nearshore lake bottoms are being carpeted by bright green fronds of slimy algae, especially during the summer.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2021
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Russia on Monday conducted a second launch of its new heavy-class Angara rocket—the first developed after the fall of the Soviet Union—nearly six years after its maiden voyage.
Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2020
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A group of scientists from Skoltech and the Institute for Information Transmission Problems of RAS (IITP RAS) showed, using Lake Baikal amphipods as an example, that parallel evolution driven by adaptations can be detected ...
Biotechnology
Aug 10, 2020
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Baikal, Biwa and Bosuntwi. Maracaibo, Malawi and Matano. Tule, Tahoe and Titicaca.
Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2019
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A team of researchers at Ehime University revealed the binding affinities of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) to Baikal seal peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) using in vitro and in silico approaches. ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2019
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