On 15 August, striking orange spots and strings were observed in the Belgian part of the North Sea near the Buitenratel sandbank, that were reported to the Coast Guard as a possible pollution.
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17/08/2020
Impressive Noctiluca (Sea Sparkle) bloom in the North Sea
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11/08/2020
Rare Beaked Whale Stranded Alive in Nieuwpoort, Day Later Dead in Wenduine
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Kelle MoreauOn Thursday 6 August a Sowerby’s beaked whale ran into trouble near the eastern harbour dam of Nieuwpoort. With some difficulty the unfortunate animal could be escorted back to the open sea, but the chances of survival were estimated to be low.
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28/07/2020
Owl Discovered That Hunted Like A Hawk 55 Million Years Ago
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Siska Van ParysPaleontologists have described a large owl that killed medium-sized mammals with its feet and claws some 55 million years ago. “Today, owls kill with their beak," says paleontologist Thierry Smith (RBINS), who participated to the study of the well-preserved skeleton from Wyoming, USA.
23/07/2020
How To Digitalize Natural Sciences Collections?
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Siska Van ParysResearchers from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the AfricaMuseum have published a handbook on how to digitalize natural history collections. This can be done in fifty ways, and in fifty shades.
16/07/2020
Reconciling Population And Biodiversity in Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania
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Kelle MoreauThe Lake Manyara Basin is a biodiversity hotspot that is also economically important in the context of local food supply and tourism.
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