25 years of research compiled in Flora of the Guianas
On the 30th of November the book on the flora of the Guianas was festively presented at Naturalis. The book is a unique collection of the tropical plant family Annonaceae, also known as the soursack family, from Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname.
De Grachtwacht wins award
The Leiden initiative De Grachtwacht, which has been cleaning the canals since 2018, received the NWO Communication Initiative Award yesterday. Founders Auke-Florian Hiemstra and Liselotte Rambonnet, affiliated with Naturalis and Leiden University, are…
Not the last of his species after all
A British expedition has shot the first ever images of a Sir David Attenboroughs long-beaked echidna. Until then, the specimen at Naturalis was considered to be the only evidence that the species ever existed at all.
Day of the PhD defense: Ajaree Thonglim
On Thursday the 9th of November Ajaree Thonglim defended her PhD thesis titled: ‘ Disentangling drought-responsive traits with focus on Arabidopsis ’ in the academy building in Leiden. For her PhD research at Naturalis and the university of Leiden she…
More than 10,000 hidden structures in the Amazon
Hidden in the Amazon forest are thousands of remnants of ancient civilizations. These hidden structures, also called geoglyphs, reveal much about the history of the Amazon. A major study of these geoglyphs and their relationship to the forest was published…
Evolution of the skull further uncovered with a 455-million-year-old fish
Using X-ray imaging methods, Naturalis researcher Richard Dearden and colleagues at the University of Birmingham and the Natural History Museum in London have discovered what the cartilages that surrounded the brain of the 455-million-year-old fish…
Defense day: Dewi Pramanik
On Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m., Dewi Pramanik defended her thesis titled ' Evolution and development of flowers, fruits and inflorescences of Phalaenopsis and other orchid species ' in the Academy Building in Leiden. For her PhD research at Naturalis…
Making sense of animal sounds: "Bioacoustic AI"
Machine learning, often called "AI", makes it possible to uncover the mysterious world of animal communication, analyzing their sounds that convey so much information. A new project called Bioacoustic AI is going to make this happen, and will use that…
New: the family tree of your favorite vegetables (and 400 other species)
A team of international scientists has determined the first complete family tree of the cabbage family. It is now clear how many of the vegetables on your plate, the important research plant Arabidopsis , and their family members from all over the world…