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Science

22/04/2024

New and richly illustrated book about the Bernissart Iguanodons

Paleontologist Pascal Godefroit tells the complete story of the Iguanodons of Bernissart in a hefty and beautifully illustrated book: from the discovery in the mining village to the latest insights into their cause of death.

Museum

08/04/2024

Nocturnes 2024

Once again this year, the Institute of Natural Sciences opens its doors for the 23rd edition of Brusselsmuseums' Nocturnes.

Science

29/03/2024

Scheldt Delta officially recognized as UNESCO Geopark

The region of the Belgian-Dutch Scheldt Delta has been officially recognized as a UNESCO Global Geopark. The world heritage organization thereby acknowledges that the area is exceptional in terms of its geological, cultural-historical, and landscape features.

Science

22/04/2024

New and richly illustrated book about the Bernissart Iguanodons

Science

29/03/2024

Scheldt Delta officially recognized as UNESCO Geopark

Science

28/03/2024

Amateur paleontologists donate rich collection of fossil shark and ray teeth to our Institute

Citizen scientists have donated tens of thousands of fossil shark and ray teeth to the Institute. They were excavated at the clay quarry of Egem in West Flanders, and bear witness to the rich diversity in the shallow tropical sea around 50 million years ago in our regions.

Museum

08/04/2024

Nocturnes 2024

Once again this year, the Institute of Natural Sciences opens its doors for the 23rd edition of Brusselsmuseums' Nocturnes.

Museum

19/10/2023

New name, new identity and new website: welcome to the Institute of Natural Sciences!

What people mostly know about the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is the museum and its dinosaurs. But these are just the “tip of the iceberg”. The RBINS is much more than that.