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Press release, 15-06-2023
Biodiversity Society Nature Ecosystem
Berlin in first place in City Nature Challenge 2023 Joint recording of urban biodiversity in Berlin
Tue | 06/13/2023 | 09:48 The need for a strong and ambitious law on nature restoration CETAF call for support for new EU draft law
Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Acoustic Forest Monitoring Forest monitoring is an important approach to maintaining and enhancing the state of forests. For this purpose, various methods are employed to evaluate the ecological, economic, and social functions of forests and to monitor changes in ecosystems. To ensure effective monitoring, it is essential to comprehensively record all relevant aspects of biodiversity in the forest. One promising method for surveying species that produce sounds is the use of (bio)acoustic methods.
Solar System, Impacts & Meteorites Research Novel perspectives on our Solar System History recorded in the Atacama Desert (NoSHADE) In the interdisciplinary NoSHADE project funded by the European Research Council (ERC), Dr. Jenny Feige and her team are investigating the history of our solar system using sediments in the driest and oldest desert in the world, the Atacama Desert.
Mon | 07/10/2023 | 18:00 bis 19:30 Wissenschaft, natürlich!: City and health Panel discussion - face-to-face event and livestream
Tue | 06/06/2023 | 12:24 What the explosion left behind Where the city of Chemnitz stands today, there used to be a volcano. When it erupted, it buried a forest underneath it. Ludwig Luthardt, palaeontologist at the museum, explores the fossilised wood - and can thus reconstruct the climate.
Tue | 06/06/2023 | 12:11 The story collector Humans are changing nature with all their power. As a result, science is recognising a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene - the age of humans. Elisabeth Heyne is building a digital collection of all kinds of everyday things at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin that connect people with this new re
Tue | 06/06/2023 | 10:43 Encounter with the other species Around 90 per cent of all species on earth are unknown. The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is doing everything it can to discover the nameless before they become extinct - in Berlin as well as in the rainforest of Vietnam.
Press release, 08-06-2023
Ecosystem Research Data Management Knowledge Transfer
Lost giants: New study reveals the abundance decline of African megafauna A groundbreaking new paper focuses on the size and abundance of living and fossil African large mammals, shedding light on the ecological dynamics behind the decline of these iconic creatures.
Press release, 02-06-2023
Protection of Species Biodiversity Genetics Plants
Sex with ‘invaders’ is small threat to British bluebells Protection of Species Biodiversity Genetics Plants Press release, 02-06-2023 Species that migrate from other areas represent one of the five major threats to biodiversity conservation. Their migrations are monitored as closely as possible around the world to conserve native ecosystems and their resident species.Long standing British speculation that the native bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) could be wiped out as a result hybridisation with rampant ‘invaders’ from the Iberian Peninsula appears to have been unnecessary. New research* indicates that the genetic threat to H.
Press release, 17-07-2023
Evolution Spider
The oldest spider from Germany In a recently published article in the international journal Paläontologische Zeitschrift, Dr. Jason Dunlop from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin found the oldest spider ever discovered in Germany, which dates to between 310 and 315 million years old.
Tue | 05/23/2023 | 17:00 Call for volunteers Call for volunteers
Tue | 05/23/2023 | 09:54 Auszeichnung für Dr. Natalia Artemieva Auszeichnung für Dr. Natalia Artemieva
Sun | 08/06/2023 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Museum Sunday The museum opens with free admission!
Sun | 06/04/2023 | 10:00 bis 18:00 Museum Sunday The museum opens with free admission!
Press release, 18-05-2023
Protection of Species Extinction of Species Biodiversity Research Genetics Insects
Biodiversity discovery: Unknown species ("dark taxa") drive insect diversity 20 insect families globally account for 50% of flying insect biodiversity, whether in local meadows or tropical forests.
Tue | 05/16/2023 | 12:30 From Tasmanian tiger to porcupinefish – publication of the Blandowski image collection in the data portal William Blandowski (1822-1878) was a mining engineer and zoologist. In 1849, he traveled to Australia for geological studies and the exploration of the local flora and fauna. The archive at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin holds parts of his image collection and field notes, which have been newly in
Mon | 05/15/2023 | 07:52 Copyright policy attribution for media and data from collections exploration The copyright policy clarifies licensing issues for digitized collection items and provides legal certainty
SP3 Society and Nature Research Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Climate Change Public Engagement with Planetary Health with Focus on Food and Nutrition The DBU-funded project ‘Planetary Health - Public Engagement with Planetary Health’ opens up new ways for a sustainable transformation of our food systems and consumption behaviour.
Sat | 05/13/2023 | 20:00 bis 22:00 Dominik Eulberg: Biodiversity Show "Microorgasms everywhere": An evening with Dominik Eulberg in the museum

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung