Press releases2019
Naturalis and Albert Heijn join their efforts for biodiversitity
Many plants on the island of New Guinea are being threatened with extinction. The indigenous languages and customs associated with the plants run the same risk of disappearing. An international team of biologists, including from Naturalis Biodiversity…
Scientists in action for insect conservation
Many plants on the island of New Guinea are being threatened with extinction. The indigenous languages and customs associated with the plants run the same risk of disappearing. An international team of biologists, including from Naturalis Biodiversity…
Naturalis ontvangt 275.000 bezoekers in 4 maanden
Many plants on the island of New Guinea are being threatened with extinction. The indigenous languages and customs associated with the plants run the same risk of disappearing. An international team of biologists, including from Naturalis Biodiversity…
Climate change threatens biocultural diversity on New Guinea
Many plants on the island of New Guinea are being threatened with extinction. The indigenous languages and customs associated with the plants run the same risk of disappearing. An international team of biologists, including from Naturalis Biodiversity…
Invasive coral is old acquaintance
A presumed invasive coral species that was discovered in the reefs around Curaçao is not invasive after all. The coral is in fact a native species that normally resides in deeper water, but has migrated to more shallow waters. That is the conclusion of of…
Zonnepark veilige haven voor biodiversiteit
Zonneparken kunnen een grote biodiversiteit herbergen. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van Naturalis Biodiversity Center op een 39 hectare groot zonnepark op het terrein van Shell Moerdijk. Na het bestuderen van de flora en fauna concluderen de wetenschappers dat…
Naturalis wint Rijnlandse Architectuur Prijs 2019
Op woensdagavond 9 oktober heeft de vakjury van het Rijnlands Architectuur Platform (RAP) het nieuwe Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, ontworpen door het Rotterdamse architectenbureau Neutelings Riedijk, tot winnaar uitgeroepen van de felbegeerde…
Naturalisfilm Aapje Aram
Een medewerker van het natuurhistorische museum Naturalis stuit in de collectie op een lang vergeten vat. Geen van zijn collega’s kent de inhoud van deze plastic ton, maar nadat hij de deksel eraf haalt om te kijken wat erin zit, doet hij een heftige…
Bezoekers in de rij voor nieuw Naturalis
In eerste uur ontving Naturalis al 1000 bezoekers. Zaterdag 31 augustus opende het nieuwe Naturalis de deuren voor bezoekers. Jong en oud stroomde toe om de fonkelnieuwe tentoonstellingszalen, topstukken als T. rex Trix en het bijzondere architectonisch…
New Naturalis future-proof
The place where all aspects of biodiversity come together On Saturday, August 31, Naturalis will reopen to the public. The renovated institute for biodiversity in Leiden is the place for everyone, where both scientists and museum visitors can discover more…
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