Vast DNA tree of life for plants revealed by global science team
Scientists use 1.8 billion letters of genetic code to build groundbreaking tree of life.
Naturalis Will leave X
Naturalis Biodiversity Center will leave X - the platform formerly known as Twitter - at the end of this week. The ongoing and uncontrolled rise of hate speech and disinformation on the platform makes this sadly necessary. We will continue our mission to…
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…
Day of the PhD defense Werner de Gier
On Tuesday The 19th of March half past two Werner de Gier defended his PhD thesis titled: 'Ecomorphological aspects in the evolution of endosymbiotic crustaceans’, in the academy building in Groningen. For his PhD research at Naturalis and the university…
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…
Why the long face?
Researchers from - among others - Zürich University and Naturalis helped describe a remarkable fossil fish from 365 million years ago.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center and BNP Paribas Join Forces for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration
Naturalis Biodiversity Center and BNP Paribas signed a multi-year partnership for the protection and restoration of biodiversity. The urgency for action is great, particularly in the Netherlands, explains Edwin van Huis, Director of Naturalis Biodiversity…
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree How lovely are thy insects
Every Christmas the stories resurface: supposedly about 25,000 creatures are living in your Christmas tree. Exactly how much of this is true and which insects can actually be found? Naturalis' insect expert Aglaia Bouma can tell you more.