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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.
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Jaw analyses show what cave bears and brown bears ate
27/07/2023
In their new study, researchers Anneke van Heteren and Mietje Germonpré show that the two contemporaries fed differently.
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The Belgica documents climate change in Greenland fjords
10/07/2023
The research team on board will study how accelerated glacier melting will affect carbon dynamics, biodiversity and the food web in Greenland's fjords.
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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.
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Walden Festival July 15th and 16th in our Museum garden
29/06/2023
Summer holidays are finally there! If you like music and outdoor activities in a unique setting, we recommend the Walden Festival.
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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.
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Edgar Kesteloot: father of nature conservation in Belgium
19/06/2023
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