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SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Evolution Fossils Physiology and mode of life of early tetrapods This permanent research field studies physiological aspects like breathing and feeding during the fish-to-tetrapod transition and the subsequent conquest of land by vertebrates
SP2 Collection Future Center for Humanities of Nature The Center for Humanities of Nature brings together scholars and practitioners from the history of science, science and technology studies, the sociology of science and sustainability, cultural studies, museum studies and the arts. They focus on the politics, histories and cultures of nature through original research and public engagements in the field of knowledge transfer.
Mon | 11/30/2020 | 16:15 bis 17:45 Lecture series: Animals as Objects? This interdisciplinary and international lecture series examines the role of animals in institutional and infrastructural arrangements, past and present.
Sun | 03/01/2020 | 14:00 bis 16:00 Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft The "Kaffeeklatsch mit Wissenschaft" in the Experimental Field for participation and open science continues lively in March. Get ready to get exciting insights into their work from scientists and drink coffee in a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to ask questions and contribute to the entertainment!
Mon | 06/06/2016 | 16:31 Feathered Flight - 150 Years of Archaeopteryx This special exhibition honors 150 years of Archaeopteryx, the most precious exhibit in the Museum and was shown 17 June - 31 December 2011 and 25 September - 31 December 2012.
Mon | 02/21/2022 | 13:48 Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics We explore diversity changes in space and time. To do this, we investigate the entire spectrum of diversity from the molecular level to organisms, species communities, and ecosystems - from deep time to the present day. Moreover, we study the causes and consequences of diversity change and speciation. We employ a wide range of methods from anatomy, morphology, physiology, ecology, ethology, bioacoustics and genetics/genomics.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Bone cells on the track The evolutionary history of bone cells will shed light on the development of bone metabolism throughout vertebrate history and especially against the background of major evolutionary transitions.
Mon | 02/28/2022 | 07:52 Human Remains at the Museum für Naturkunde The history of human remains in the collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Research and historic responsibility
Thu | 01/23/2020 | 13:45 DINOSAURS! Age of the giant lizards The new special exhibition "DINOSAURS!" lets you discover dinosaurs from the three geological eras Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous for the first time.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Collection Fossils Palaeopathology Many diseases also affect the bones. Palaeopathology is able to diagnose and interpret traces of disease on fossil skeletal material using medical methods and techniques.
Press release, 04-03-2016
Extinction of Species Earth Sciences Climate Change Knowledge Transfer
Mini-algae influence the world climate A new study led by Museum scientists suggests that global warming itself could cause many diatom species to go extinct, reducing ocean carbon removal and further enhancing global warming.
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”.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Morphology Research Morphology Database Mammals Biodiversity Evolution Fossils Climate Change Evolution in the savannah Unsere Forscher untersuchen nun Koexistenz einhergehend mit Konkurrenz am Beispiel afrikanischer Antilopen.
Wed | 12/07/2022 | 13:28 Woolly mammoth from Berlin-Neukölln Even though mammoths became extinct several thousand years ago, we have a very concrete idea of these animals. Similar in popularity to whales or dinosaurs, every child can describe a mammoth or correctly recognize one in a picture.
Sat | 07/02/2022 | 17:00 bis 23:45 Long Night of the Sciences During the Long Night of Science, more than 60 scientific and science-related institutions in Berlin and Potsdam will open their doors from 5 pm to midnight.
Press release, 17-03-2022
Finance Research Cooperation Research Data Management
Sudan and Museum für Naturkunde Berlin conduct joint research in the new ERC project PALEONILE Interdisciplinary research into the palaeontology of the Nile Basin in Sudan
Press release, 12-08-2022
Research Fossils Earth Sciences
How life on land learned to breathe This discovery indicates that prerequisites of the mammalian way of walking and breathing were already present in some distantly related Permian ancestors.
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Biodiversity Fossils The leaves of the Cretaceous For a long time only comparatively few representatives of monocotyledonous plants from the Cretaceous period were known. A cabinet in Berlin contained new evidence of the earlier diversity.
Press release, 22-08-2022
Exhibition Fossils Earth Sciences Reptiles
Dinosaurs! Age of the giant lizards New special exhibition until 30 November 2023
SP1 Dynamics of Nature Evolutionary Diversity Dynamics Research Morphology Extinction of Species Evolution Fossils Oceans in temperature-related stress Temperature-related stresses can degrade marine ecosystems and drive species to extinction. Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin are testing if there are early responses before extinctions occur.

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung