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SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Laboratories MEMIN Sub-Project: Microscale shock processes in sandstone Impact craters of cosmic bodies on Earth are sometimes difficult to distinguish from other structures. Experiments show how they can be reliably detected.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Impact Laboratories MEMIN Sub-Project: Numerical Modeling of Impact Cratering Processes Craters testify to past impacts of cosmic bodies on Earth. How they form is investigated with computer simulations, dry foam and one of the largest cannons in the world.
Evolutionary Morphology Research Collection Digitalization Evolution Fossils Tail wagging, the dinosaur way Palaeontologists have studied sauropod fossils from the Tendaguru site in Tanzania for more than 100 years. As technology advances, new approaches yield new glimpses of how these animals lived
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Transfer Database Research Data Management Digitalization Cooperation Infrastructure for research data A comprehensive service package makes data management easier for researchers. In a joint project, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is working on biodiversity data.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Collection Digitalization Laboratories Legacies of animal sounds collectors Thousands of sound recordings testify to the great passion of two animal sounds collectors. Their recordings have been made accessible at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
SP2 Collection Future Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Online documentation of the model project "Art/Nature" (2014-18) Over a period of four years, the international model project "Art/Nature. Artistic Interventions at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin" opened an experimental space for the interactions between contemporary art, museum practice and natural history research.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Open Museum Citizen Science Berlin collects cosmic dust Largely unnoticed, a constant rain of cosmic particles falls on Berlin. The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin seeks citizen support to recover the cosmic treasures.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Earth Sciences Platinum treasure hunt in South Africa Platinum group metals are in demand as raw materials. A geometallurgical model of the world's most important deposit set out to make mining more efficient.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Morphology Collections Management Collection Laboratories Collection Care Laboratories Counting scales and measuring teeth: researchers examine specimens in the laboratories of the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Evolution Genetics Evolutionary genetics, morphology, and developmental biology of the limbs in vertebrates The focus of the project lies on the genetic basis of limb development in vertebrates. Of particular interest are morphological pecularities which are releated to ecological specialisation.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Mammals Protection of Species Biodiversity Cooperation Neighbourhood test: Agriculture and conservation Conventional agriculture uses pesticides, while organic farming limits their use to a minimum. Researchers investigate how this affects the biodiversity of neighbouring nature reserves.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Genomics Amphibians Mammals Biodiversity Genetics Laboratories Molecular Genetics Facilities Where genes start talking: In the Molecular Genetics Facilities of the Museum für Naturkunde, researchers apply advanced analytical methods and technologies to investigate the genetic basis of life.
SP2 Collection Future Exhibition Research Infrastructure Morphology Collection Biodiversity Evolution Laboratories Paleontological preparation laboratories Präparieren, konservieren und restaurieren: In den paläontologischen Präparationslaboren werden Fossilien für die Sammlung, Forschung und Ausstellungen des Museums für Naturkunde vorbereitet.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Laboratories Climate Change Isotope laboratory They are atoms of the same element, almost identical chemically, but with different weight nuclei: isotopes tell researchers a lot about the material in which they are.
Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Evolutionary Morphology Research Infrastructure Genomics Morphology Biodiversity Evolution Genetics Laboratories Integrated Zoological Research Laboratory Short distances and clever interior design: The zoological research laboratory offers ideal conditions for multi-method approaches in research.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Infrastructure Extinction of Species Biodiversity Impact Evolution Laboratories High-Performance Computing Cluster Meteorite impacts, the development of planet Earth and genome investigations: The high-performance computing cluster of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin processes large amounts of data for complex simulations and analyses.
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Collection Biodiversity Digitalization Laboratories Bioacoustics Laboratory Communication signals on magnetic tape and bat calls in the ultrasonic range: In the bioacoustics laboratory, researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin investigate animal sound worlds.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Morphology Digitalization Fossils Laboratories Micro-CT Laboratory The evolution of snake locomotion, sabre-toothed frogs and African antelopes: In the 3D laboratory of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin collection objects are recorded spatially.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Fossils Climate Change Useful green tiny ones Diatoms are widespread today and are an important part of the ecosphere. They began to spread 60 million years ago.
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Morphology Biodiversity Evolution Earth Sciences Freshwater mollusc biogeography of Wallacea The biogeography of freshwater molluscs in Wallacea has been influenced significantly by abiotic factors. The colonization of islands was driven by active and passive dispersal as well as vicaricance.

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