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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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    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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  • Faces of the LIB, LIB

    Faces of the LIB: Karsten Stehr

    Karsten Stehr has a mission: he wants to get young people excited about species knowledge. In this way, they can help to protect nature.

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  • LIB

    International Women’s Day 2023

    Today, we would like to commemorate the International Women’s Day by introducing 34 of our female staff members at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB).

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  • LIB, Research

    An innovative method for estimating the age of fossil deposits

    Fossils are the key source of information of the life that existed on Earth millions year ago. But sometimes researchers are missing an important piece of the puzzle to see the whole picture.

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  • Faces of the LIB, LIB

    Faces of the LIB: Stefan Peters

    For Stefan Peters, stones are important storage of information. Because they tell stories from the early days of the earth.

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  • Faces of the LIB, LIB

    Gesichter des LIB: Sabine Heine

    As head of the Press and Communication Department at Museum Koenig Bonn she has to do with species collectors and sympathetic nerds.

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