Belgian palaeontologists have described a new, 165 million year old dinosaur species from Northern China. Serikornis sungei –nickmane ‘Silky’ – is an important fossil in the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs. Silky had feathers on its four limbs, but could not fly.
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25/08/2017
Dinosaur 'Silky' Is A Key Fossil in Feather Evolution
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Reinout Verbeke
23/08/2017
Marine Mammals in Belgium in 2016
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Kelle MoreauIn a new annual report, our scientists collect the available information on marine mammals in Belgium in 2016.
04/08/2017
Belgian Scientists Study Ebola Outbreak in Congo
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Reinout VerbekeIn North-Congo, Belgian scientists have studied the cause of a local ebola outbreak. This outbreak took four lives in May.
20/07/2017
High Flying Research in The Royal Palace!
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Jonas Van BoxelTwo of our research projects – the Peregrine falcons from Falcons for Everyone and the spectacular ant studies with balloons in the canopy of the rainforest – are on display in the beautiful Throne Room of the Brussels Royal Palace.
06/07/2017
Algal Bloom Along Belgian Coast Detected From Space
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Kelle MoreauIn May 2016, scientists observed an intense algal bloom very close to the Belgian coast. They managed this by using the European satellite Sentinel-2. This satellite can help monitor areas that are unreachable for a research vessel.
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