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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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Our Treasure of the Month: Wallace’s Golden Birdwing
Learn moreThis month, we will take a closer look at the specimen in our collection and commemorate its namesake on his 200th birthday celebration.
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Treasure of the month: Three alien land snails
Learn moreLand snails are generally not famous for getting quickly from A to B. Nevertheless, we humans often unintentionally ensure that some species can travel very long distances and spread in a foreign country.
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Our treasure of the month bears a great name
Learn moreOur treasure, Seminemacheilus attalicus, was named after the Attalid king Attalos.
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Our Treasure of the Month: a Collection from the Underworld
Learn moreA collection of more than 10,000 small living creatures collected in groundwater and interstitial systems of Germany and other places around the world.
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Our Treasure of the Month: The Sand Earwig
Learn moreOur treasure of the month is the largest earwig living in Germany: the sand earwig.
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Cinema film as a contemporary document: Collector Mahrt and his nature legacy
Learn moreA collector who was ahead of his time. A legacy that documents the changes in a natural landscape.
