A young ocean sunfish (Mola mola) has stranded on the beach of De Haan. The animal was alive and has been taken to the Sea Life Blankenberge, but the chances of survival are slim.
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09/12/2016
Ocean Sunfish Stranded On the Belgian Coast
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OD Natural Environment![Maurice Leponce (RBINS) in the "Canopy Bubble". With a 2 km rope, he can travel between the most remarkable trees. (photo: Maurice Leponce)](https://www.naturalsciences.be/sites/default/files/styles/adaptive/public/NEWS_HIGH_flyingbiologist_01_NL.jpg?itok=Ivjb0jij "Maurice Leponce (RBINS) in the "Canopy Bubble". With a 2 km rope, he can travel between the most remarkable trees. (photo: Maurice Leponce)")
22/11/2016
Watch Our Flying Biologist in Papua New Guinea
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Jonas Van BoxelEntomologist Maurice Leponce studies ant colonies in the canopy of the Papua New Guinean rainforest with special hot air balloons. Watch him on YouTube!
17/11/2016
State Secretary Catches Polluting Ships From the Sky
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Jonas Van BoxelOur Institute’s observation plane monitors the North Sea for illegal oil dumping, fishery activities and since this year, sulphur emissions from ships. Philippe De Backer, State Secretary for the North Sea, flew along to see for himself how this monitoring actually works.
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04/11/2016
Scientist Worried About Oil Extraction Plans in African Great Lakes
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Reinout VerbekeAn international group of scientists sound the alarm in Science about the plans to extract oil and gas from the African Great Lakes.
03/11/2016
Big Crocodiles of Bernissart Get New Name
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Reinout VerbekeThree palaeontologists have re-examined and re-described two extremely well-preserved crocodile fossils from the Bernissart mine. They were excavated at the same time as the famous Iguanodons, who were their contemporaries 125 million years ago.
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