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Exhibition Education & Outreach Transfer Open Museum Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Citizen Science Open Science Society Visitor Participation at the Museum für Naturkunde The third party funded project „Besucherpartizipation im Museum für Naturkunde Berlin zur Förderung von Wissenschaftskommunikation und Wissenstransfer develops and evaluates participatory processes and tools that involve different social communities into scientific processes and discourses.
Press release, 08-02-2017
Evolution Research Cluster Fossils Genetics Saur
A fossil dwarf crocodile from the Harz mountain – Discovery of a new genus from the Jurassic of Northwestern Germany Fundort Harz - Neue Gattung und Art eines kleinen fossilen Krokodils aus der Gruppe der Atoposauriden beschrieben
Press release, 08-02-2017
Evolution Research Cluster Fossils Ecosystem Mammals
A new look at horse evolution New Science publication about the evolution of horses
Press release, 06-02-2017
Amphibians Extinction of Species Biodiversity Evolution Research Cluster
Exceptional reproductive biology in extremely restricted critically endangered Nimba toad More than 40 years of research had not been comprehensively, accessibly and completely summarised. The gap has recently been filled by a paper, published in the open access journal Zoosystematics and Evolution.
Press release, 26-01-2017
Evolution Research Cluster Fossils Mammals Saur
New species of prehistoric “turtle-pig” discovered in South Africa Bulbasaurus - a new species of extinct herbivore have been described by a team of researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Wed | 01/25/2017 | 08:38 Comets – The Rosetta mission The exhibition "Comets – The Rosetta Mission" entstand in Kooperation mit dem Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum (DLR) und war vom 09. August 2016 bis zum 24. Januar 2017 im Museum für Naturkunde zu sehen.
Mon | 01/29/2018 | 19:00 bis 22:00 Opening: Art/Nature - Artistic Interventions IV Opening: Art/Nature - Artistic Interventions IV
SP3 Society and Nature Social Innovation Unit Research Transfer Genomics Morphology Politics Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Society Genetics GenomELECTION The participatory subproject of the joint project GenomELECTION at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin investigates the perception of the latest genetic engineering methods and tests different formats.
Fri | 12/16/2016 | 11:45 Happy Birthday, good old bones! T. Rex Tristan Otto celebrates his 1st birthday at the Museum für Naturkunde
Press release, 15-12-2016
Exhibition Digitalization Society Saur
First Anniversary of Tyrannosaurus TRISTAN – smiling for Berlin 815,000 visitors from Germany and abroad were thrilled to say hello to Tristan Otto
Press release, 14-12-2016
Evolution Fossils Mammals
Evolution of the strong arms in moles Hox genes take their part
Press release, 14-12-2016
Extinction of Species Evolution Fossils Genetics Mammals Research Data Management
Caribbean bats need 8 million years to recover from recent extinction waves New Study Shows Path to Long-Term Equilibrium in Species Numbers Disturbed by Myriad Extinctions, Many Caused by Humans
Press release, 14-12-2016
Society Cooperation Research Data Management Science Communication
Large European Research Network into Citizen Science has become well established Scientists from 32 countries are meeting in Berlin to study citizen science.
Marine Invertebrates The collection "Marine Invertebrates" at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin unites 12 large groups of the animal kingdom and contains 47,000 collection items.
Wed | 11/30/2016 | 11:03 Cloakroom A cost-free cloakroom and restrooms for visitors can be found in the lower floor of the Museum für Naturkunde (right staircase).
Wed | 11/30/2016 | 10:56 Visitors regulations These rules should be observed when visiting the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.
SP2 Collection Future Research Transfer Database Knowledge Transfer Science Communication Collection Digitalization Archive The archive of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin cares for the Historical Image and Document Collections.
Mon | 12/12/2016 | 10:30 bis Tue | 12/13/2016 | 14:00 Citizen Science Cost Action Kick-Off Only invited guests. COST Action CA15212: Citizen Science to promote creativity, scientific literacy, and innovation throughout Europe kick-it-off the ground meeting | 2. MC Meeting and Working Groups Meeting COST Actions are an instrument to promote scientific excellence and inclusiveness in Europe. The COST Action CA 15212 is dedicated to investigate on the added value of citizen science (more information here)
Mon | 11/21/2016 | 17:39 Successful GEO XIII Plenary for EU BON Presenting latest products and outcomes in St. Petersburg
Press release, 10-11-2016
Research Cluster Genetics Cooperation Politics
Brave New World of Genome-Editing - Launch of a Research Project by Halle University How should gene technology be defined, what modifications can be permitted by the legislator and what is ethically justifiable? And how can such a complex topic be adequately communicated to the public? These are the questions raised by a new research project

Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung