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Dominant male of the new species Haplochromis glaucus.
22/04/2022

Ten new species of predatory fish from Lake Edward

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Reinout Verbeke

A team of Belgian researchers has described ten new species of small predatory fish from Lake Edward. Scientists have long suspected that this lake between the DR Congo and Uganda is home to exceptional fish diversity.

Artist's reconstruction of the pterosaur Tupandactylus. (Copyright: Julio Lacerda)
20/04/2022

Pterosaurs already had coloured feathers

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Reinout Verbeke

Pterosaurs, flying reptiles and close relatives of the dinosaurs, already developed feathers of different shapes and colours. This has been proven by a 115 million year old Brazilian fossil, studied by a team of palaeontologists.

Cover of the Southern Ocean Action Plan
13/04/2022

The Southern Ocean contribution to the UN Ocean Decade

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Kelle Moreau

In the Southern Ocean, human presence and the combined effects of various forms of pollution, transport, infrastructure, and the pursuit of living resources, together with accelerated climate change, are exerting increasing pressures on the environment.

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Scientific News
The new RV Belgica in her home port of Zeebrugge, February 2022. (Image: Belgian Navy/J. Urbain)
10/04/2022

A unique cooperation and new scientific challenges for the research vessel Belgica!

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Kelle Moreau

On Thursday 31 March 2022, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and the North Sea, Mr Vincent Van Quickenborne, and the State Secretary for Relance and Strategic Investments, in charge of Science Policy, Mr Thomas Dermine, visited the new Belgian research vessel 'RV Belgica'

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Scientific News
Minister Van Quickenborne and Rik Van de Walle, Rector of Ghent University, receive explanations on the research into the effects of electromagnetic fields on the development of marine animals. (Image: UGent)
10/04/2022

Belgium protects nature to the maximum when constructing offshore wind farms

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Kelle Moreau

EDEN2000 studies: Belgium leading the way in Europe

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Scientific News

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