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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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Long Night of the Museums: Full house with 4,500 night owls
Learn moreWhat a night that was! Scorpions crawled over researchers’ hands, minerals glowed in the dark and our dinosaur researcher told us how dinosaurs passed their time at night.
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Faces of the LIB: Cristina Garilao
Learn moreCristina Garilao has found a professional niche between biology and informatics: As head of biodiversity informatics at LIB in Hamburg, she is responsible for making information on collection objects easily accessible to the scientific community.
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Our treasure of the month first discovered in Africa: black Nile monitor lizard
Learn moreThe largest lizards on earth, monitor lizards inhabit various habitats in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Asia and Australia. The species exhibit extremely diverse colors and color patterns.
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Researchers describe seven important pollinators in Yucatán
Learn moreIn a new study, researchers, including LIB insect expert Martin Husemann, were able to identify and describe seven new species living on the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula based on genetic and morphological data.
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Fossil beetle species described with astonishing physical characteristics
Learn moreIn 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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New FörTax data portal goes online
Learn moreThe FörTax project has developed an online data portal that for the first time provides an overview of currently existing relevant species knowledge activities in Germany.
