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First RV Belgica Mission to the Far North

28/06/2023

A team of scientists has embarked in Reykjavik to study the possibilities of reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by encouraging the alteration of silicates in the ocean.


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Edgar Kesteloot (1922-2023): father of nature conservation in Belgium

19/06/2023


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North Sea aerial surveillance in 2022

16/06/2023


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Bones from 31,000 years ago indicate ancient exploitation of duck wings

05/06/2023


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30 years of Belgian North Sea aerial surveillance

22/05/2023

Although the Belgian part of the North Sea only represents 0.5 % of the North Sea surface, it is situated in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world and combines a large number of human activities on a limited space.

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The first large trees already had defence mechanisms against drought

17/05/2023


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Marine mammals in Belgium in 2022

11/05/2023

In its new report 'Marine mammals in Belgium in 2022' (available in Dutch and French), the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences compiles the results of monitoring and scientific research on marine mammals in Belgium in 2022.

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Auswirkung der Grundfischerei auf die Kohlenstoffemissionen des Meeresbodens überschätzt

10/05/2023

In 2021, an article in Nature made world headlines because it equated the carbon released from seabed disturbance due to bottom trawling to the amount of CO2 generated by the global aviation industry.

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Two victims of Bois du Cazier mine fire identified

25/04/2023

August 8 1956, 262 miners lost their lives in the Bois du Cazier mine fire in Marcinelle (Charleroi).


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Das HOME-Forschungsprojekt empfiehlt die Rückführung historischer menschlicher Überreste aus den ehemaligen belgischen Kolonien

28/03/2023

A multidisciplinary research team coordinated by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) is calling to change the law to facilitate the repatriation of human remains where requested and to put human remains out of commerce.