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Press release, 28-10-2025
Extinction of Species Evolution Fossils Reptiles
Fossils reveal how climate change threatens Australian reptiles A new study published today in Current Biology by an international team of scientists, including researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, shows how Quaternary climate change has affected populations of a threatened Australian lizard species (Rankinia diemensis) over the last 20,000 years.
Wed | 12/17/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 12/10/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 12/03/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 11/26/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 11/19/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 11/12/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Wed | 11/05/2025 | 12:30 bis 15:30 Open Museum Studio in the Microscopy Centre In our Open Museum Studio the objects are not behind glass, but on your hand, in front of your nose or under the microscope!
Social Innovation Unit Research Protection of Species Biodiversity Citizen Science Berlin’s Community Gardens promote Pollinator Conservation Together with Berlin community gardens, we are developing a decision-making tool to choose the right intervention for promoting biodiversity in your own garden.
Press release, 24-10-2025
Protection of Species Research Reptiles
Iguanas on Clarion Island, Mexico predate human presence in the Americas Iguanas on Clarion Island, Mexico predate human presence in the Americas
Press release, 20-10-2025
Society Event Science Communication
Berlin Science Week CAMPUS at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin From 1 to 2 November 2025, Berlin Science Week will transform one of the city's most important scientific institutions, the Museum für Naturkunde, into CAMPUS, an interactive science laboratory for all ages.
Press release, 27-10-2025
Research Mammals
Norway rats can threaten bats Rare observations identify the Norway rat as a predator of bats
Press release, 16-10-2025
Children Museum Visit Event
Berliner Sparkasse Children's Festival at the Museum für Naturkunde – Discover, marvel and join in with free admission On Thursday, 23 October 2025, Berliner Sparkasse cordially invites explorers of all ages to a children's festival at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin - from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with free admission.
Social Innovation Unit Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Citizen Science Society Climate Change Cooperation Cultural Heritage Water.Knowledge.Berlin. An interactive collection on the water transition in Berlin Eine Person verknüpft Objekte mit globalen Themen während einer Veranstaltung des Projekts Natur der Dinge.
Sat | 11/01/2025 | 09:30 bis Sun | 11/02/2025 | 18:00 Berlin Science Week Campus at the Museum für Naturkunde
Press release, 30-09-2025
Biodiversity Plants
Gardening for greater biodiversity in the city The BioDivHubs project publishes its catalogue of measures: ‘Gardening for greater biodiversity in the city – A catalogue with instructions for measures to promote biodiversity’.
Sat | 10/25/2025 | 14:00 bis 18:00 Workshop: Soil, wildfires & bioremediation A transdisciplinary art and science workshop:
Thu | 11/27/2025 | 10:00 bis Fri | 11/28/2025 | 18:00 4th International Conference of the Center of Excellence for Museum Education Under the title “Diversity and Discourse – Engaging Museum Visitors in the 21st Century”, the fourth international conference of the Center of Excellence for Museum Education will take place in Berlin on November 27–28, 2025. This year, museum professionals and researchers from around the world are invited to come together to discuss key questions, e. g., What role do museums play as places of discourse in the 21st century? And how can we welcome and actively engage all audiences?
Press release, 30-09-2025
Biodiversity Research Mollusca
Unknown snails and digital data Researchers uncover the diversity of tropical land snails and slugs in Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park
Press release, 24-09-2025
Amber Research Plants
Dissertation award for amber blossoms The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has awarded this year’s von Pawel-Rammingen Promotionspreis to Simon Beurel for his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Reconstructing fossil-rich East Asian amber forests using inclusions of seed plants”.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung