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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.
Tue | 12/15/2015 | 00:24 Minerals Germany’s largest mineral collection in the Berlin Museum für Naturkunde contains approximately 200,000 specimens, representing 65 % of all known minerals. In the display collection, visitors can feast their eyes on 1,077 different mineral types. The foundation of the collection were the minerals and rocks of the Prussian King’s mineral collection of 1781. Some pieces were brought back from famous exhibitions, such as the precious stones Alexander von Humboldt brought from Russia.
Press release, 09-09-2019
Evolution Climate Change Reptiles
Cool lizards do not like global warming The study shows that tropical lizard species often operate at body temperatures close to the ambient temperature. These species will not survive if climate change leads to elevated ambient temperatures.
Press release, 29-10-2020
Children Cooperation Nature Podcast
Süßes oder Saurier Science for Kids: The children's podcast starts
Press release, 30-11-2020
Evolution Insects Laboratories Reptiles Collection
Who's a Bonehead? How Reptilian Skull Roof Structure Provides Novel Insights into Evolutionary History unknown case of convergent evolution
Press release, 22-04-2016
Extinction of Species Evolution Fossils Climate Change Saur
Extinction drove diversification in early land vertebrates Selective extinction events, rather than evolutionary novelties, may be the key factor responsible for determining the dominant land vertebrates.
Wed | 09/07/2016 | 09:42 Recent Vertebrates Recent Vertebrates These collections consist of specimens belonging to the clades of craniates and vertebrates. They are systematically arranged according to clades. Sub-collections that have been assigned their own curatorship include the clades of extant fishes, reptiles and amphibians, birds and mammals. The vertebrate collections also contain specialist collections focusing on developmental biology or domestic animals.
Press release, 12-08-2020
Extinction of Species Digitalization Evolution Climate Change Cooperation Nature Podcast Collection
Science opens up: Museum podcast "Beats & Bones" Listen to the beat of science
Tue | 12/15/2015 | 00:27 Highlights of taxidermy In its exhibition Highlights of taxidermy, the Museum für Naturkunde not only showcases unique specimens, but also gives visitors an insight into the work of a natural history museum.
Thu | 11/17/2022 | 09:45 Safeguarding nature! For the World Nature Summit, we are presenting eleven stories about animal species that tell in different ways why we need to protect biodiversity now (!).
Tue | 06/18/2024 | 12:12 Wild neighbourhood: the Vielfalt Verstehen project Vielfalt Verstehen was launched in 2023 to identify all those green spaces in Mitte and Reinickendorf that are home to a particularly large number of species.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung