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A new species of leafhopper that looks like a Triceratops
31/08/2023
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.
Jaw analyses show what cave bears and brown bears ate
27/07/2023
The Belgica documents climate change in Greenland fjords
10/07/2023
New fly species described from the Jardin Massart in Brussels
03/07/2023
Entomologists have described three new fly species. They were collected - in collaboration with citizen scientists - at the Jardin Massart on the outskirts of Brussels.
Walden Festival July 15th and 16th in our Museum garden
29/06/2023
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.
Edgar Kesteloot: 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.
North Sea aerial surveillance in 2022
16/06/2023
Bones from 31,000 years ago indicate ancient exploitation of duck wings
05/06/2023