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Citizen scientists describe 31-million-year-old driftwood with attached sea life from Schelle
06/10/2023
Amateur palaeontologists have unearthed a large piece of driftwood that ended up in the sea some 31 million years ago and around which a lot of marine life fossilized. A rare find.
Carcass of Fin whale in port of Antwerp
09/09/2023
A dead fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) was found in the port of Antwerp.
Invasive alien species: how to tackle one of the five main causes of the biodiversity crisis?
09/09/2023
The Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) published a new report, provides an overview of the latest data, analysis and options regarding invasive alien species and their control.
Predatory adaptations in the large Jurassic marine reptile Temnodontosaurus
01/09/2023
A new species of leafhopper that looks like a Triceratops
31/08/2023
Newly described ancient whale could be the heaviest animal ever
02/08/2023
Perucetus colossus, an ancient whale that swam off the coast of present-day Peru 39 million years ago, rivals the blue whale as the heaviest animal ever.
Jaw analyses show what cave bears and brown bears ate
27/07/2023
The Belgica documents climate change in Greenland fjords
10/07/2023
New fly species described from the Jardin Massart in Brussels
03/07/2023
Entomologists have described three new fly species. They were collected - in collaboration with citizen scientists - at the Jardin Massart on the outskirts of Brussels.
First RV Belgica Mission to the Far North
28/06/2023
A team of scientists has embarked in Reykjavik to study the possibilities of reducing the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by encouraging the alteration of silicates in the ocean.