In Edinburgh celebrated the 75th anniversary of the arrival in the USSR of the first Arctic convoy. The celebrations were 40 British sailors veterans. Risking their lives, they were transported to the Soviet Union military supplies and food.
In the Arctic, the gaining popularity of industrial tourism. Anyone can visit a real mine and see how it works it is mountain-concentrating factory.
Six scientists have spent 365 days in the geodesic dome installed in the Mars-like environment of 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea level. Artificial habitat was located on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
The development of domestic tourism is the main topic of the meeting of the Presidium of the state Council. It is at this moment in the Altai region. There has arrived Vladimir Putin. we will focus on the development of sanatorium-resort complex of the country. Will discuss how to make tourist sites attractive to investors.
"Tom Sawyer" on the streets of Samara. The historic city center update volunteers. The project they named in honor of the hero of the famous novel by Mark TWAIN.
A unique operation was held in Yekaterinburg. Doctors transplanted the patient of her own kidney.
In the Chelyabinsk region, animal rights activists rescued the bear, who was captured by sadists. The owners kept the beast in a cage almost without food under the scorching sun at a roadside cafe. Now suffering a bear Andryusha behind.
In Kazan bade farewell to the Governor, Raifa male monastery Archimandrite Vsevolod. He died suddenly at 58 year of life and at the office. Cause of death - thrombosis of pulmonary artery.
Today in Russia celebrate Day of national flag. Celebrations are held across the country.
In Miami, representatives of the health authorities monitor the area, which discovered the virus outbreak Zeke. In Miami beach, at least five people have been infected by local mosquitoes.
In India a man for 2 months was swallowing knives. Doctors removed 40 of them surgically from his stomach. "He had a wild desire to consume the metal. Even for us, experienced surgeons, it was scary," said Dr. Malhotra Jatinder.
In Voronezh the village of Belaya Gorka local mineral springs were not inferior to the European. The evidence of thousands of cured people. However, to make everyone modest of the sanatorium can't. In the field plan to build a large resort complex, which can be a major
Sakhalin turned the operation to rescue the two young sea lions. They were found on the island of seals in the Okhotsk sea. Kids have parents, and they were doomed. In a small shelter for marine animals, "Green mushroom" the situation in the hospital.
The Novosibirsk aviation plant celebrates its 85th anniversary and rents, the defense Ministry has one hundredth of the su-34. This multi-purpose fighter-bomber - the world's best in its class.
Breathing is the most fundamental function of our body, we do it all day, every day. So it's hard not to think about the environmental problem that affects us all.
Ancient structure, reminiscent of the Egyptian pyramid of Pharaoh Dzhonser, found in the middle of endless steppe about 100 km from Karaganda. Scientists believe that the pyramid was built more than 30 centuries ago to the leader of one of local tribes. However, his tomb was empty.
In the Khabarovsk region has completed the expedition to the Shantar Islands. On this archipelago in the sea of Okhotsk 3 years ago it was decided to create a national Park. For a long time it housed military camps, will now have to clear the island for decades of accumulated debris.
Enduring heat has not let go of the Urals. Today in Yekaterinburg, 33, and 31 in Chelyabinsk. Scorching and merciless sun in the Urals this summer does not spare anyone. Such anomalous August, few remember. Salvation from the heat, people are looking for in urban fountains. Those cool did not, have
Scientists have discovered a fifth fundamental force of nature, the study said. "If that's true, it's revolutionary," says the study's lead author Jonathan Feng, Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine.
Khabarovsk shipbuilders are preparing to showcase East economic forum in September, a new high-speed boat.
The leader of the party "Fair Russia" Sergei Mironov arrived in Vladivostok. He plans to meet with residents of Vladivostok in the centre of protection of citizens ' rights.
In Petrozavodsk launched the boat "Yakutsk". This is an exact replica of the boat that participated in the famous great Northern expedition of Vitus Bering.
How did the matter in the Universe where new galaxies? The answers to these issues, Russian scientists hope to find using the latest space telescope "Spektr-RG".
Israeli scientists, the world's first synthesized artificial gold. Metal 99 samples were obtained in the result of nanotechnology experiments. Laboratory gold has unique properties.
In Russian universities summarize the 2nd wave of enrollment. All information available on the Internet. One of the first data was published by the far Eastern Federal University.