Drug and agriculture officials have called for the revival of mass non-narcotic cannabis cultivation in Russia. The State Russia's Federal Service for Narcotics Control has already supported that initiative.

The scientists of the Lebedev Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science (FIAN) have developed a new laser to treat skin defects without any side effects, according to Venture Business News.

The "Phobos-Soil" unmanned interplanetary station will be launched into space in November of this year, which means Russia will resume flights to other planets after a long break of 20 years.

Since 2006, the annual All-Russia Science Festival has been drawing attention to the state of education and science in Russia, recent developments and the opportunities to improve the society with the help of scientific research. This year's festival runs from 7th to 9th October.

Fund " Skolkovo " and Russian Academy of Medical Science ( RAMS ) signed a memorandum of collaboration, aimed to develop innovations in medicine.

Russian helicopter gunship Ka-52 " Alligator " has passed all the tests in sea conditions.

Authorities of Sverdlovsk region are going to allocate $1,8m from the regional budget on development of nanotechnologies in 2011.

First solution tests were conducted last week in Tomsk, where the scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University had invented a new special chemical composition.

Russian amateur astronomer Artyom Novichonok, a student of Petrozavodsk university, has discovered a new comet.

American Space Agency warns that Moscow is within the radius of falling of the old American research satellite UARS’ fragments, Interfax reports.