TDWG 2020 annual conference
TDWG (Biodiversity Information Standards) 2020 annual conference this week (19-23 oct)! Standards that describe and support the exchange of biodiversity information are critical to extending the usability of data across taxa, scientific disciplines, and…
Willem Renema is now a professor at the University of Amsterdam
Marine biologist Willem Renema is now professor of Marine Palaeobiodiversity (by special appointment) at the University of Amsterdam. He will combine his new function with his ongoing research into marine biodiversity here at Naturalis.
Ocean's canaries have survived previous perturbations in the Earth's carbon cycle
Pteropods, abundant aragonitic calcifying plankton, are the equivalent of "canaries in the coal mine" for our acidifying oceans. Their sensitivity to high CO 2 levels and limited fossil record has led to the widely held view that pteropods only became…
The Covid-19 Taskforce Reports
Missed the broadcast ? After three months of intensive collaboration, the CETAF-DiSSCo Covid-19 Task Force presented preliminary results of the work of more than 60 international dedicated scientists and bioinformatics professionals from the natural…
What the life of a geochronologist looks like
Text by: Manon de Visser , researcher at Naturalis A variety of studies are performed at Naturalis. Therefore, researchers learn more every day, also from each other’s work! As a biologist I regularly talk to my colleagues about their work. This time that…
Nationwide approach to boosting knowledge of biodiversity in the Netherlands introducing the Centre of Excellence for Netherlands Biodiversity Research
To boost knowledge about biodiversity in the Netherlands, a nationwide approach to scientific research is required. To make such an approach possible, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), the Royal Netherlands…
Finally: a beetle named after The Beatles
Scientists in the Netherlands today announce the discovery of a new beetle species named after The Beatles. The insect was found on a citizen science "expedition" to the Vondelpark in the heart of Amsterdam -- close to the Hilton where 50 years ago John…
Naturalis opening June 8 Free until July 1 for vital workers
Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the museum and research institute in Leiden, will be reopening on Monday, June 8. The museum will be open free of charge for the entire month of June to vital workers from the region.
Over 18 million euros to identify the full breadth of biodiversity in the Netherlands With a groundbreaking scientific infrastructure
An organized overview of all multicellular flora and fauna in the Netherlands and the infrastructure to identify them semi-automatically. This is what the ARISE megaproject wants to achieve in five to ten years’ time. The Dutch Research Council (NWO)…