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Press release, 15-04-2019
Research Cluster Cooperation Nature Politics
Naturblick now offers digital access to nature in all German cities The App Naturblick shows the nature in our everyday life and reveals the richness of species in the city now also throughout Germany.
Press release, 15-04-2019
Citizen Science Cooperation Nature Ecosystem Event
Be part of the City Nature Challenge 2019 in Berlin The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin will take part in the international competition of the City Nature Challenge from Friday, 26 April to Monday, 29 April. All citizens of Berlin are invited to take part.
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.
Press release, 29-03-2019
Amphibians Protection of Species Extinction of Species Research Research Cluster Cooperation
Mass amphibian extinctions globally caused by fungal disease An international study has found that a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines in at least 501 amphibian species including 90 extinctions, over the past 50 years.
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.
Press release, 25-03-2019
Cooperation Cultural Heritage Laboratories Reptiles
German taxidermists preserved Holy Turtle of Vietnam An almost extinct and sacred Yangze giant soft turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) was prepared in Hanoi.
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 14:47 Transfer Transfer It is integral part of the Museum’s mission to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders and target groups. This includes the general public, the Berlin – Brandenburg community, as well as specific groups like policymakers, NGOs or the industry and other private actors. The Museum uses established formats but also experiments with different, individually tailored, approaches to engage with these diverse audiences. It has been successful in attracting and addressing young adult audiences and has developed into a space for public discourse and active citizenship.
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 12:49 Laboratories Laboratories The laboratories of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin provide space for integrated research. Their links to the museum’s collection, the analytical equipment and the interdisciplinary research approaches make the museum a unique research institution. The laboratories are open to museum staff, students, doctoral students, postdocs and visiting scientists for their research projects. Contact details are given in the descriptions of the individual laboratory units:
Fri | 03/22/2019 | 12:06 Infrastructure Infrastructure The core infrastructure of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is its collection (see Collection). As an integrated research museum, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin also has a large number of state-of-the-art laboratories, an IT research infrastructure and a research data management infrastructure. Here, standards, methods and processes are developed that are necessary for the development and usability of the collection. This includes, for example, the cataloguing and digitisation of the collection.
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.
Press release, 19-03-2019
Biodiversity Climate Change Open Museum
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin continues to support Friday For Future Dialog Due to the great success and positive feedback, the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin supports the dialogue between scientists and students of the Fridays for Future every Friday until further notice.
Press release, 11-03-2019
Biodiversity Climate Change Cooperation Open Museum
Berliner Naturkundemuseum For Future Free admission for students on the afternoon of 15 March
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.
Press release, 07-03-2019
Biodiversity Evolution Research Cluster Ecosystem Reptiles
New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later identified as a new species.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung