Russia says multiple cattle illnesses are complicating Siberian outbreak

By Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russian authorities said on Friday "other diseases" were complicating an ...

Mass cattle cull in Russia feared to be from bioweapons research plant leak

Tens of thousands of cattle have been culled in Russia, with fears that the animals were infected by a leak from a bioweapons research plant. Thousands of animals have been killed amid furious ...

Russia's Novosibirsk Region Declares Cattle Disease Emergency as Culls Spark Farmer Protests

Russia's Siberian Novosibirsk region ⁠has ⁠declared a state of emergency to ⁠tackle a cattle disease outbreak after weeks of forced removals for culling triggered ​protests by small farmers who say ...
The State

Fluorescent green sea creature raised in aquarium turns out to be a new species

A scientist collected a marine invertebrate colony from northern Russia, raised it in an aquarium and discovered a new species, a study said. Screengrab from Getty / iStockphoto video In a laboratory ...
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In Russia, a battle to free nearly 100 captured whales

Dozens of orcas and beluga whales captured for sale to oceanariums have brought Russia's murky trade into the spotlight, but efforts to free them are blocked by government infighting. Russia is the ...
Live Science

Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Russian officials agree to free 'whale jail' animals

Russian officials said Monday they will work towards freeing all orca and beluga whales from a notorious facility in the east of the country, after a visit by US-based marine mammal advocates. Nearly ...