Palaeontologists have found 360 million year old placoderms, the oldest known jawed vertebrates, in the quarry of Strud, close to Namur. They mostly found young animals, which could be an indication that it was a nursery or spawning place.
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23/08/2016
360 Million Year Old Fish Nursery Found in Namur
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Reinout Verbeke
19/08/2016
Pollen from Cesspits Reveal Medieval Diet
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Reinout VerbekeBetween 1100 and 1700, the menu of the ‘Belgians’ mostly consisted of cereal products and occasionally some exotic ingredients, like honey from Spain or cloves from Indonesia. Researcher Koen Deforce (RBINS) analysed pollen that were collected in ancient Flemish cesspits.
08/08/2016
Sir David Attenborough Celebrated With Newly Discovered Flatworm
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Jonas Van BoxelA team of Czech, Belgian and Austrian researchers from Masaryk University and the University of Graz has discovered two new flatworm species in the waters of Africa’s Lake Tanganyika.
26/07/2016
Prize Winners Participate in an Observation Flight
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Sigrid MaebeOn July 8, 2016, two winners of the contest “1001 ideas” received their prize.
19/07/2016
Evaluation of the Belgian Coastal Waters
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Sigrid MaebeUntil 31 October 2016 the Belgian Ministry for Public Health, Food Chain Safety and the Environment is organising a public consultation on the management plan for Belgian coastal waters. This management plan was drawn up to make Belgian waters as clean as possible.
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