Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Scientist: People with Certain Genes Do Not Become Infected with the Coronavirus

People with certain genes and features in the blood picture are not infected with the coronavirus, Russian scientists found in a special study. Leading the study is the director of the Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology Pasteur in Russia, Acad. Areg Totolyan. He is also a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

US Senate Acquits Donald Trump in Second Impeachment Trial

Former US President Donald Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial. Fifty-seven senators voted to uphold the impeachment article submitted by the House, which accused the ex-president of inciting an insurrection in Washington on January 6, 2021, however, 67 votes were required for a conviction, Russian Vedomosti newspaper writes.

Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia

A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north.

Russian media reported on Dec. 30 that the carcass was revealed by melting permafrost in Yakutia in August. Scientists are waiting for ice roads in the Arctic region to become passable to deliver it to a lab for studies next month.

Moscow develops special strategy for the Balkans: How to infiltrate everywhere

The Council (RIAC) is an influential academic and diplomatic group in the form of a think-tank, chaired by former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov, current Russian President's Secretary Dmitry Peskov, current Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Morgulov, and others.

Ashes from a Russian Volcano Reached the Stratosphere (Video)

The Shiveluch Volcano of Kamchatka has ejected a pylon of ash 11 kilometers above sea level, TASS reportedly referring to Russian vulcanologists. The announcement is made by scientists from the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Group of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismic Activity of the Far Eastern Department of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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