The hunter-gatherers who lived along the Lesse at the end of the last Ice Age exploited many different species of birds. Some bird remains suggest that humans attributed symbolic value to them.
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17/01/2020
A Lot of Birds On The Menu 14.000 Years Ago in Belgian Chaleux Cave
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Reinout Verbeke
15/01/2020
Urbanization Impoverishes Fauna, New Study Proofs
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Siska Van ParysUrbanization reduces species diversity and decimates populations. That is the conclusion of a team of biologists after comparing a wide range of animal species between densely built-up and rural areas.
22/11/2019
Paleontologists Discover Mysterious Hoofed Animal That Roamed India 54 Million Years Ago
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Reinout VerbekeBelgian paleontologists have discovered a new family of ungulates that lived in India some 54 million years ago.
19/11/2019
Firefly Stops Glowing And Preys On Its Predator
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Reinout VerbekeBelgian biologist Philippe Kok has found that larvae of a firefly species in South-America shifted their diet to a small toad that is supposed to be their predator. Interestingly, the larvae have stopped glowing. In this way, they can better ambush the toad.
14/11/2019
Belgian Geologists Create Laser Rock Scanner for NASA
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Siska Van ParysScientists of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences have developed an ultra-robust rock scanner to analyse the chemical composition of rocks.
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