Naturalis shows off their unique find in a new triceratops exhibition
On October 18, Naturalis will open Triceratops: the herd . It will be a family friendly and interactive exhibition. The heart of the gallery is formed by the unique collection of five triceratops skeletons.
Institute for FAIR and Equitable Science (LIFES) to address the challenges of global data reuse
Today, an international public-private partnership of eleven forward-thinking academic and private organisations announces its joint effort to establish the Leiden Institute for FAIR and Equitable Science (LIFES). The founding partners of LIFES are the GO…
Bloody insights: Organs-on-chip ready to help snake venom research
A 3D model of imitation blood vessels will make it possible to see exactly how snake venom attacks blood vessels, without having to use laboratory animals. This new research model, called an organ-on-a-chip, was developed by a research team from Vrije…
Dino die-in demonstration: vote against extinction
On Wednsedag May 22 - World Biodiversity Day - Naturalis Biodiversity Center calls upon the coming Dutch government to pay more attention to the bad state of nature. Over a hundred protestors in dinosaur costumes will drop down at 9:30, as a nod to the…
Triceratops teamed up Research shows that five three-horned dinosaurs lived - and died - together
From The Land Before Time to the Jurassic Park franchise, the famous horned dinosaur Triceratops is shown living in herds. There wasn’t really much of a reason for this if you looked at the fossil record of the species. Until now: years of research into a…
Naturalis advice for biodiverse verge management
How do you create a biodiverse verge? How do you preserve it? And what are the benefits of natural verge management? A team of researchers from Naturalis investigated precisely these questions on behalf of clients ProRail and HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions.
Tropical rainforests are losing their resilience worldwide New studies highlight concerning tipping point
Tropical rainforests hold a wealth of biodiversity but are globally approaching a critical point. The drastic decline is happening faster than expected, concludes an international research team. The team includes biologist Hans ter Steege, affiliated with…
Naturalis will build a huge new research infrastructure for tiny bits of DNA
Naturalis Biodiversity Center is going to build a research infrastructure specifically for biodiversity monitoring using minuscule amounts of DNA. With it, the research institute will map biodiversity in a higher resolution than ever.
ABP, SSE Renewables and Naturalis team up to work on marine biodiversity
Today, pension fund ABP, SSE Renewables and Naturalis Biodiversity Center signed an agreement to work together on biodiversity at sea. ABP and SSE renewables are participating in the tender for wind energy area IJmuiden Ver through the coalition Noordzeker…
Naturalis and the Indonesian Repatriasi Commission will collaborate closely
The Indonesian Repatriasi Commission and Naturalis will work together to explore how the importance of the Homo erectus fossils from the Dubois collection can best be safeguarded for Indonesia, the Netherlands and the rest of the world. This is the result…
Rebellious birds make nests out of anti-bird pins
Biologists present the latest innovation in nest building: bird nests made from anti-nesting spikes. Researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Natural History Museum Rotterdam collected these special nests for the first time and described this…
Geology of the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes: Earth science meets cycling
The Grand Départ is scheduled for 1 July, but the preparations for this year’s Tour de France started more than 400 million years ago, when the rocks of the Central Massif and the Vosges Mountains were formed. Behind every climb, descent, or flat stage is…