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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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    Alien land snail species are increasing exponentially

    Invasive land snail species can displace native species and harm human health.

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    „Big muscles and wrinkled skin”: the Hercules pseudoscorpions

    In their latest publication, researchers at LIB have discovered and described three new genera with a total of twelve new species of pseudoscorpions.

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    Dinosaur teeth reveal what they didn’t eat

    Comparison of microscopic tooth surface textures of Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus shows no difference in uptake of abrasive bone with food.

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    Universal multigene marker may revolutionize biodiversity research

    An international research team has successfully tested a universal set of genes for the systematic characterization of animal species.

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    Very fast, but still not supersonic

    An international research team has analysed the mobility of dinosaur tails using computer models and methods from the engineering sciences.

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    Vera Prenzel wins ideas competition

    The prize enables the development of the idea, a protective cover for small audio recorders for field work, to the first prototype.

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