Aktuelles
Wissenschaft
Edgar Kesteloot (1922-2023): father of nature conservation in Belgium
19/06/2023
Edgar Kesteloot, a former colleague at the Institute of Natural Sciences, will forever remain one of the founding fathers of nature conservation in Belgium.
Wissenschaft
North Sea aerial surveillance in 2022
16/06/2023
Wissenschaft
Bones from 31,000 years ago indicate ancient exploitation of duck wings
05/06/2023
Wissenschaft
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.
Wissenschaft
The first large trees already had defence mechanisms against drought
17/05/2023
Wissenschaft
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.
Wissenschaft
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.
Wissenschaft
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).
Wissenschaft
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.
Wissenschaft
Worldwide collections database maps 1 billion objects
24/03/2023
A new database maps the total collections from 73 of the world’s largest natural history museums and herbaria in 28 countries, revealing a total collection of more than 1.1 billion objects.