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Current NEWS from the LIB cosmos

From newly discovered animal species to treasures of historical collections, from environmental changes to nature conservation in the Anthropocene, from the opening of a special exhibition to a panel discussion: you will find all the latest information here. We also offer current press releases for download in the press area.

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  • Collection, LIB, Treasure of the month

    Treasure of the Month: The Greater Adjutant

    A large bird that became a big surprise for our taxidermists and bird experts. The Greater Adjutant is our treasure this month, which we present from our scientific collections. It was not initially clear that it was this rare bird…

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    Treasure of the Month – Worm Wishes for the Holidays

    As bright lights, colorful decorations, and holiday markets appear all around us, we at the LIB are celebrating some of the festive specimens in our Annelida collections.

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  • Collection, LIB, Research

    “Dress to impress” and “Dress to survive”

    Our animal kingdom is colourful, and it is apparent that the colours of fur, skin, or feathers often differ significantly in certain body regions.  However, what functions explain the evolution of these colour patterns?

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  • Collection, LIB

    We celebrate 25 years of the Biohistoricum at the Museum Koenig Bonn

    The Biohistoricum has already existed in Bonn for a quarter of a century. From 23 to 25 June we will be celebrating this special birthday as part of the DGGTB annual conference.

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  • Collection, LIB, Research

    Fossil beetle species described with astonishing physical characteristics

    In a recent study, researchers among LIB beetle expert Dagmara Żyła seek answers and describe the new genus and species from Cretaceous amber.

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  • Collection, LIB, Press releases

    Global database connects collections from the world’s 73 largest natural history museums

    With their 15 million objects the scientific collections of the LIB are now part of a global database of the world’s largest natural history museums.

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