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Dust played a major role in dinosaur demise

30/10/2023

Fine dust from pulverized rock generated by the Chicxulub impact likely played a dominant role in global climate cooling and the disruption of photosynthesis following the event.


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Kamasutra: a new genus of insects from Australia with a particularly acrobatic mating behavior

26/10/2023

One of our entomologists has described a new genus of insects from Australia with a particularly acrobatic mating behavior.  


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Sea change: new blueprint for Southern Ocean survival

20/10/2023

More than 200 scientists from 19 countries published the first comprehensive assessment of trends in Southern Ocean ecosystems. They emphasize that climate change is the main driver of species and ecosystem change in the Southern Ocean and coastal Antarctica.


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Knokke Leatherback Turtle died as a result of acute trauma

09/10/2023

Until a dead leatherback turtle was found on the beach in Knokke on 7 October 2023, we knew of only three strandings of this species in Belgium. The autopsy shows that an acute but unknown trauma caused the animal's sudden death.


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Citizen scientists describe 31-million-year-old driftwood with attached sea life from Schelle

06/10/2023

Amateur palaeontologists have unearthed a large piece of driftwood that ended up in the sea some 31 million years ago and around which a lot of marine life fossilized. A rare find.


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Carcass of Fin whale in port of Antwerp

09/09/2023

A dead fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was found in the port of Antwerp.


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Invasive alien species: how to tackle one of the five main causes of the biodiversity crisis?

09/09/2023

The Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published a new report, provides an overview of the latest data, analysis and options regarding invasive alien species and their control.


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Predatory adaptations in the large Jurassic marine reptile Temnodontosaurus

01/09/2023

Palaeontologists have found among Temnodontosaurs - Jurassic-era sea predators - that not all species were equally well adapted to catching large prey.

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A new species of leafhopper that looks like a Triceratops

31/08/2023

Two entomologists have described a new species of leafhopper native to Australia that has a special head with three "horns".

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Newly described ancient whale could be the heaviest animal ever

02/08/2023

Perucetus colossus, an ancient whale that swam off the coast of present-day Peru 39 million years ago, rivals the blue whale as the heaviest animal ever.