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25/08/2021
WISENIGHT: European Researchers Night at the Museum
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13/08/2021
Autopsy of grey seal Oscar confirms natural death due to advanced age
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Kelle MoreauIn the morning of 12 August 2021, a grey seal, known to beach visitors as "Oscar", was found dead on the beach of Wenduine.
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20/07/2021
Offshore wind farms increase carbon storage in seabeds – useful knowledge for marine spatial planning and climate change models
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Kelle MoreauMarine animals that grow on offshore wind turbines (such as mussels) affect the sea floor. We already knew that, but thanks to recent Belgian-Dutch research results, we now know exactly how important this effect is. The results were presented in two recently published papers.
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16/07/2021
Taxonomists publish 'Insect Bible'
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Reinout VerbekeExperts have assembled 1.848 pages of knowledge about all insect orders in a new two-volume book: Les Insectes du Monde (in French). The first part is a practical guide to determine the different insect groups, while the second volume features illustrations.
05/07/2021
Scientific divers are visited by two Bottlenose dolphins
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Kelle MoreauOn 26 February, two Bottlenose dolphins accompanied scientists during an entire dive near the Westhinder measuring platform in the south-western part of the Belgian North Sea.
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