News articles tagged with 'Russia'
Fortuitous research provides first detailed documentation of tsunami erosion
— 29 Oct 2009 10:51 | EnvironmentTsunamis are among the most-devastating natural calamities. These earthquake-generated waves can quickly engulf low-lying land and bring widespread destruction and death. They can deposit... — full story
Flying Turkmen leopards to bring species back to Caucasus
— 24 Sep 2009 07:43 | EnvironmentTwo leopards from Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan are recovering after a long flight and car ride to their new homes in a Russian national park, as part of efforts to reintroduce the species... — full story
First Russian fishery certified as sustainable
— 10 Sep 2009 18:52 | EnvironmentIturup Island fishery is the first in Russia to be awarded the Marine Stewardship Council label and the first salmon fishery to be certified since Alaska... — full story
Russian-Ukrainian inter-ethnic relations 18 years on
— 24 Aug 2009 16:25 | HealthToday, Monday, 24 August, Ukrainians the world over are in high spirits as their homeland celebrates Independence Day. But as the celebratory mood takes hold, a researcher at the University... — full story
Russia is the weakest link of climate change talks - WWF
— 26 Jun 2009 12:30 | Environment'Russia's announcement is very disappointing. Today we can officially say that Russia is the weakest link of climate change negotiations.'... — full story
IBM and Russian Railways build smarter transportation system
— 22 May 2009 12:45 | TechnologyRussian Railways, one of the largest railway operators in the world, is working with IBM to help optimise its IT infrastructure and is using new technologies to improve its freight... — full story
Study: US-Canadian shale could neutralise Russian energy threat to Europeans
— 8 May 2009 04:48 | TechnologyRising shale gas production in the United States and Canada as well as potential natural gas supplies from Iraq could be pivotal in curbing Russia's ability to organise an 'energy weapon'... — full story
Amur tigers threatened by economic crisis
— 24 Apr 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentLoggers in Russia's Far East increasingly are cutting down Korean cedar pine, raising concerns that the endangered Amur tiger could lose critical habitat and its prey could lose a major... — full story
Skin of rare Amur leopard discovered in car
— 21 Apr 2009 12:51 | EnvironmentPolice are investigating the killing of an Amur Leopard - one of the rarest animals on earth with only a few dozen left in the wild - after officers discovered the skin of an adult... — full story
Oil majors ignore pleas to help protect most endangered whales
— 20 Apr 2009 10:23 | EnvironmentBP and Exxon continue to ignore requests to join consultations with an international scientific panel to work to protect the world's most endangered whales, threatened by oil and gas... — full story