2022

21/12/2022

Een wereldwijd kader om het verlies aan biodiversiteit een halt toe te roepen en natuurlijke ecosystemen te herstellen

16/12/2022

UNITED wins Blue Innovation Swell Award 2022

On Thursday 15 December, the ceremonial presentation of the Blue Innovation Awards 2022 took place at the Port House in Antwerp. The Belgian Pilot of the UNITED project won the Blue Innovation Swell Award.

12/12/2022

Inauguration of the Belgian Climate Centre

06/12/2022

Marine Forecasts serving Smart Aquafarming

The spatial combination of a sea farm - where mussels, oysters and seaweed grow - and passive fishing with innovative baiting techniques (using light, sound and odor) has been extensively tested off our coast for the past three years.

28/11/2022

'Morris' has arrived

The Camarasaurus-like sauropod we excavated this summer in Wyoming is now in our lab.

21/11/2022

Recent sea vessels are emitting more nitrogen in the Belgian North Sea

The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) has conducted a large-scale study on nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from ships in the Belgian part of the North Sea.

12/10/2022

Museum Night Fever at the Museum of Natural Sciences

An evening in full swing at the Museum of Natural Sciences! Step back millions of years in the Gallery of Evolution or stroll through Europe’s largest dinosaur gallery.

07/09/2022

Did early whales function the same way as marine reptiles?

25/08/2022

Digging Jurassic Dinosaurs in Wyoming: ‘Camarasaurus’ Morris

The third excavation season in central Wyoming is a success for the Institute of Natural Sciences: three dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic period.

10/08/2022

Europe's Oldest Gecko Species Lived in Belgium

Paleontologists have described a new extinct gecko species from Belgium. The lizard Dollogekko dormaalensis lived 56 million years ago, making it the oldest gecko species in Europe.

25/07/2022

The Geological Survey of Belgium celebrates its 125th birthday

On December 16th 2021, our Geological Survey of Belgium was exactly 125 years old. This important milestone was celebrated with a colloquium, a book, an award, a birthday cake and excursions.

19/07/2022

Exhibition at the Palace : 2022 edition

Following an absence of two years due to the Corona crisis, Science & Culture at the Palace is back in a "light" version proposed by the Palace, to facilitate a smooth flow of visitors during these open day.

15/07/2022

Marine mammals in Belgium in 2021

In the new report 'Strandings and sightings of marine mammals in Belgium in 2021', the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, SeaLife Blankenberge and the University of Liège compile the results of monitoring and scientific research on marine mammals in Belgium in 2021.

14/07/2022

22 species added to the European list of invasive alien species

A third update of the list of invasive alien species of European concern (the European List) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 13 July 2022.

13/07/2022

Experts predict top emerging impacts on ocean biodiversity over next decade

01/07/2022

RV Belgica baptised by HRH Princess Elisabeth in Ghent

02/05/2022

Discovery of a biodiversity hotspot in Belgium’s farthest offshore waters

29/04/2022

North Sea aerial surveys in 2021

29/04/2022

King Philippe visits research vessel Belgica

26/04/2022

Ten strategic recommendations for sustainable sand extraction

22/04/2022

Ten new species of predatory fish from Lake Edward

20/04/2022

Pterosaurs already had coloured feathers

10/04/2022

A unique cooperation and new scientific challenges for the research vessel Belgica!

31/03/2022

Mammals put brawn before brains to survive post-dinosaur world

25/03/2022

Video 'Expedition Inkanamongo' - In search of the source of zoonoses in DR Congo

09/03/2022

Extraordinary addition to our collections: long-necked dinosaur 'Dan'

The nearly complete skeleton of a large, 20-meter-long herbivorous long-necked dinosaur, acquired in 2019, has arrived at the Institute of Natural Sciences.

23/02/2022

Reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring

08/02/2022

A fossilised tusk of an elephant in the North Sea!

03/02/2022

Environmental impact of offshore wind farms in the Belgian North Sea - Attraction, avoidance and habitat use at various spatial scales

02/02/2022

Skeletons of hundreds of Ice Age hyena cubs found in Belgian cave highlight severe ecological event that struck northern Europe about 45,000 years ago