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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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  • LIB, Museums, Press releases, Special exhibitions

    The traveling exhibition “PLANET A*” is coming to the Koenig Museum in Bonn

    We only have this one planet – let’s work together to preserve nature! With its clear message and diverse interactive modules, “PLANET A* – Actions for *Biodiversity” encourages reflection and action in the spirit of protecting nature.

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  • LIB, Press releases, Research

    Decoding the world’s largest animal genome

    Thirty times the size of the human genome: An international team of researchers led by Konstanz evolutionary biologist Axel Meyer and Würzburg biochemist Manfred Schartl, including researchers from the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB), has sequenced the largest genome of all animals, the lungfish genome.

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  • Museums, Press releases, Special exhibitions

    Travelling exhibition “Odyssey of a document. The Paulskirche Constitution of 28 March 1849” comes to the Museum Koenig Bonn

    German history in one document and as exciting as a thriller: the history of the document, the Paulskirche Constitution of 28 March 1849, reflects the changing relationship between the Germans and their history of democracy.

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  • Knowledge Transfer, LIB, Press releases

    Science meets street art

    Metre-high robin in Bonn’s old town to bring biodiversity into the public eye – InUrFaCE artists paint façade from 8 July.

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  • LIB, Museums, Press releases

    Unique “Elmshorn” meteorite now on display at the Hamburg Museum of Nature Hamburg

    A meteorite of extraordinary significance has found its place in the Hamburg Museum of Nature. The “Elmshorn” meteorite, which fell from the sky near Hamburg on April 25, 2023, holds both scientific and cultural-historical importance.

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  • LIB, Press releases

    A new butterfly species was created by two species hybridising 200,000 years ago

    While we think of the formation of new species as a process involving the division of one ancestral species into at least two new species, an international consortium involving researchers of the LIB has just demonstrated the formation of a new species through a hybridization process.

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