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SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Open Museum Collections Management Database Research Data Management Collection Biodiversity Digitalization Fossils Earth Sciences Cooperation ABCD 3.0 - Ongoing development of a data standard for biodiversity data Biodiversity data are naturally diverse. A research group is further developing a uniform system that can technically map diversity
SP2 Collection Future Research Infrastructure Open Museum Collections Management Database Research Data Management Collection Digitalization DiSSCo: A European infrastructure Distributed System of Scientific Collections
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Database Impact Effects of meteorite impacts If a cosmic object is threatening to impact Earth fast predictions of the consequences will be provided by the usage of a database containing numerous pre-processed models of likely impact scenarios.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Evolution Fossils Functional cranial morphology of cetaceans Cranial asymmetry is known in odontocetes that can hear ultrasound and has been linked to the split function of the nasal passage in breathing and vocalization. Mysticete crania are as symmetric as those of terrestrial artiodactyls and archaeocetes, without significant differences within Mysticeti.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Mammals Evolution Fossils Internal anatomy of ear bones and the evolution of low frequency hearing in baleen whales Low-frequency hearing limits are connected to longer cochleae and relatively larger cranial widths. Very LF hearing in Mysticeti appeared in the middle Miocene, and mysticete infrasonic hearing had evolved by the late Miocene.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Research Infrastructure Impact Fossils Earth Sciences Laboratories Geochemical and Microanalytical Laboratories The bigger picture in the details: Researchers investigate the often tiny traces of geological and cosmic processes in rocks in the geochemical and microanalytical laboratory complex.
Cooperation Cooperations Research museums such as the Museum für Naturkunde do not work in isolation, but are always part of national and international networks. Networking with other research institutions and policy stakeholders promotes exchange and is the driving force behind innovative research. More about the Memberships of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin you can find here.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Extinction of Species Fossils Earth Sciences Climate Change Tiny fossil thermometers Small ostracods provide evidence of climate change 252 million years ago. Researchers are investigating how this is related to the mass extinction of that time.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Research Infrastructure Database Fossils Earth Sciences Update for the Neptune Sandbox Drilling cores from the deep sea document in extraordinary detail around 100 million years of evolutionary and climatic history of the Earth. Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin make the data better available for use.
Evolutionary Morphology Research Database Mammals Extinction of Species Biodiversity Evolution Evolution of diversity in large herbivores Diversity patterns are the result of complex deep-time interactions between bio-abiotic factors. Researchers from the MfN investigate are investigate which factors affected to large herbivorous herbivores during the Cenozoic.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Mammals Evolution Genetics Laboratories Mustelids on the move Martens as swimmers, diggers, and climbers: research into how the muscles and bones of mustelids evolved for different types of locomotion.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Climate Change Predicting the future with plankton Researchers are investigating the relationship between polar oceans in Paleogene, the development of plankton and future climate change.
Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery Research Protection of Species Collection Biodiversity Caddis fly hunting in the Andes The Páramo in the high altitudes of the South American Andes is a unique ecosystem. A Colombian-German team is doing research on the poorly known insect fauna.
Evolutionary Morphology Research Mammals Collection Evolution Genetics African antelopes in the ice age Climatic changes during the ice age influenced the distribution of antelope species throughout Africa. In the case of the South African bluebuck, a fatal factor came into play at a later stage.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Knowledge Transfer Society Earth Sciences Hands-on mineralogy Geosciences are sometimes neglected at school. Mineralogical cases with colourful educational material bring the subjects back on the desks.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Protection of Species Biodiversity Society Natural history for beginners Together with educational institutions from the neighboring district of Wedding, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin accompanies children and their families on their first museum experiences and nature experiences.
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Society Cultural Heritage Art/Nature. Artistic Interventions at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin Art and natural history have always been interwoven. A joint model project of the Federal Cultural Foundation and the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin creates contemporary points of contact.
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Transfer Open Museum Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Supermarket - ErbundGut a Research Project +++ The installation was available until 15th of May 2019 +++ ErbundGut - The supermarket in the Museum für Naturkunde
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Knowledge “to go” Researchers are asked to make their knowledge accessible to society. The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin can look back on a long tradition in this regard, but now addresses knowledge transfer once again.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Earth Sciences Seafood in the Utah desert Species diversity of marine ecosystems increased dramatically around 470 Million years ago. Richard Hofmann investigates whether competition was a driver of this development.

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