Gebouw naturalis buitenkant donker
August 27th, 2019

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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Cepaea nemoralis in different shapes and colours
July 23rd, 2019

Hot cities shape snail evolution

Citizen science project in Communications Biology The living conditions in cities influence the evolution of urban-dwelling plant and animal species. So-called urban heat islands – pockets of higher temperatures in the city center resulting from a…
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Het Amazonewoud
May 21st, 2019

Symbiosis as the basis of the forest

Nature publication predicts 10% decrease of biomass in forests if CO2 emissions continue unabated In and around the tangled roots of the forest floor, fungi and bacteria grow with trees, exchanging nutrients for carbon in a vast, global marketplace…
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