The LIB
We are dedicated to researching biodiversity and its changes, the results of which are disseminated to the wider society in an educational manner. In order to better understand the current mass extinction of flora and fauna, researchers are looking for connections and causes of – often – man-made changes. The goal is to develop solutions for the preservation of ecosystems and species in order to maintain the basis of current life.
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Museum Koenig
Bonn
Contact
Adenauerallee 160
53113 Bonn
Tel.: +49 228 9122-0
E-Mail: info@leibniz-lib.de
opening hours
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 10 am till 6 pm
Wednesday: 10 pm till 9 pm
prices
Day-Ticket: 6€ (reduced 3€)
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Museum of Nature
Hamburg
Contact
Bundesstraße 52
20146 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 238317-555
E-Mail: museumdernatur@leibniz-lib.de
Opening Hours
Tuesday till Sunday
10 am till 5 pm
Mondays and on holidays closed
Prices
free
To the ZoologyNewsroom
Panel discussion ‘Are we switching on the turbo in biodiversity research with AI?’
The discussion at the ‘Hamburger Horizonte’ event on Thursday at the Museum der Natur Hamburg centred on the possibilities and limits of what AI can achieve in biodiversity research.
Face of the LIB: France Gimnich
For France Gimnich, art and science, life and research, politics and personal responsibility belong together. With the InUrFaCE street art project “Art meets Biodiversity”, she wants to raise awareness of nature issues among people who don’t go to museums.
Even small amounts of pesticides harm insects
Pesticides have very negative effects on insects, even at very low doses, even if they do not kill the individual animals. This is the conclusion of a study published in the journal Science.
Our research
At the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), scientists document the diversity of species and study how they change with and in their living environment. In doing so, they reconstruct the development of fauna and investigate the nature and extent of anthropogenic influence.
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Our collections
An important basis for research at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) are the scientific collections. The archive of living organisms, fossils and minerals provides our researchers with information about past and present times. The objects and data reflect the changes of species as well as their environment and allow predictions for further development.
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The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) offers a wide range of activities: The exhibitions provide the opportunity to engage with current and also explosive topics of the environment and natural history against the background of current research findings. With our educational and event formats, we actively involve participants in all their diversity in our programs. They expand their knowledge of species and learn more about the use and destruction of habitats.
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