News tagged with russian academy of science

First camera trap photos of rare leopard in China

The first-known camera trap photos of an Amur leopard in China have recently been taken by protected area staff in Hunchun Amur Tiger National Nature Reserve in Jilin Province according to the Wildlife Conservation ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Satellite beacon mission suggested for asteroid Apophis

According to a Russian news story, a report just released by the Russian Academy of Sciences suggests sending a satellite with a radio beacon to asteroid 99942 Apophis for better determining its trajectory ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Russians revive Ice Age flower from frozen burrow

It was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (39) | comments 31

Physicists 'record' magnetic breakthrough

An international team of scientists has demonstrated a revolutionary new way of magnetic recording which will allow information to be processed hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (46) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

Permafrost bacteria may slow down ageing: scientists

A hardy type of bacteria recently discovered in the permafrost of Siberia could help slow down the ageing process, Russian scientists claimed on Tuesday.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Geologists explore clues to Earth's formation in diamonds

(PhysOrg.com) -- When jewelers inspect diamonds, they look for cut, clarity, color, and carat. When University of Tennessee, Knoxville, geologists Larry Taylor and Yang Liu inspect diamonds, they look for ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German scientists ready for the hunt on dark energy

The German and Russian partners of the new eROSITA X-ray space observatory have now agreed on how to split the data from the first four years of an all sky survey. This decision was announced today at the ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Top Russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold dies

Russian Vladimir Arnold, one of the most important mathematicians of the 20th century, died Thursday in France just a few days short of his 73rd birthday, Russian news agencies reported.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers publish DNA identification of czar's children

Cutting edge science has finally put to rest a 90-year-old mystery that involved nobility, revolution, murder and the long-romanticized story of a child's escape from the firing squad. Genomic analysis performed at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0