Today deep submersibles “Mir 1” and “Mir 2” successfully finished technical submersions in the waters of Lake Baikal.

Long ago people have known that bottom of lake Baikal excreted hydrocarbons, showing as oil spills on water and mineral wax and natural asphalt on the shores. However, several years ago satellite images revealed a large dark spill near Barguzin bay.

Russian physicists will take part in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) project, but their participation will be distant.

Russian physicists developed new type of cascade solar cells, which provide efficiency of over 35% with 1000-time concentration of solar radiation.

Yesterday new hydrographic ship, built at shipbuilding factory of Russian city of Blagoveshensk, was set afloat.

Russian defense professionals displayed a new joint project at famous Farnborough-2008.

Moscow recently hosted a meeting, covering modeling of nanotechnological processes and nanostructures.

Common treatment for incisional hernias is woven implants, made from artificial fibers. However, successful recovery depends on the quality and knitting type of the net.

Russian scientists launched a project on collecting data about the Sun. The project is called “Space Solar Patrol”.

How can ordinary people distinguish legal black caviar from illegal? This is a burning issue since abundance of Russian sturgeon is 40 times lower than 15 years ago. Situation with great sturgeon (beluga) is even sadder.