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Edgar Kesteloot (1922-2023): father of nature conservation in Belgium
19/06/2023
Edgar Kesteloot, a former colleague at the Institute of Natural Sciences, will forever remain one of the founding fathers of nature conservation in Belgium.
North Sea aerial surveillance in 2022
16/06/2023
Bones from 31,000 years ago indicate ancient exploitation of duck wings
05/06/2023
30 years of Belgian North Sea aerial surveillance
22/05/2023
The first large trees already had defence mechanisms against drought
17/05/2023
Marine mammals in Belgium in 2022
11/05/2023
Auswirkung der Grundfischerei auf die Kohlenstoffemissionen des Meeresbodens überschätzt
10/05/2023
Two victims of Bois du Cazier mine fire identified
25/04/2023
August 8 1956, 262 miners lost their lives in the Bois du Cazier mine fire in Marcinelle (Charleroi).
HOME research project recommends repatriation of historical human remains from former Belgian colonies
28/03/2023
A multidisciplinary research team coordinated by the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) is calling to change the law to facilitate the repatriation of human remains where requested and to put human remains out of commerce.
Worldwide collections database maps 1 billion objects
24/03/2023
A new database maps the total collections from 73 of the world’s largest natural history museums and herbaria in 28 countries, revealing a total collection of more than 1.1 billion objects.