A small-scale Ebola epidemic broke out in northern Congo in May was contained relatively quickly.
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27/06/2017
Belgian Researchers Join Investigation Into Cause of Ebola Outbreak in Congo
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Reinout Verbeke
19/06/2017
Domestication of the Cat: Ancient DNA Reveals Significant Role of the Near East and Egypt
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Reinout VerbekeDNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 years ago. They later spread across Europe and other parts of the world via trade hub Egypt.
09/06/2017
Belgian Discovery: Popular Bat Genus Is Millions of Years Older Than Thought
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Jonas Van BoxelOur palaeontologists have found the oldest fossil of the extant bat genus Myotis (mouse-eared bat). This proves that the widespread genus has existed at least 7 million years earlier than previously assumed.
01/06/2017
EJT: 1000 species and beyond!
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Reinout VerbekeEuropean Journal of Taxonomy, co-founded by our Institute, is thrilled to announce the publication of the journal’s 1000th new species.
11/05/2017
Baleen Whales’ Ancestors Were Toothy Suction Feeders
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Reinout VerbekeModern whales’ ancestors probably hunted and chased down prey, but somehow, those fish-eating hunters evolved into filter-feeding leviathans.
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