On Friday (21st April) from 7-11pm it’s PlateoNIGHT at the Museum!
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04/04/2017
Party for Ben: PlateoNIGHT
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Charlotte Degueldre
30/03/2017
Aerial Surveillance Results 2016
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Sigrid MaebeIn 2016 RBINS flew a total of 273 hours on missions to observe the North Sea from the air. Our operators detected 33 instances of pollution caused by vessels at sea: 13 operational discharges and 20 accidental discharges.
20/03/2017
The Dendermonde Mammoth Got a Makeover
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Reinout VerbekePyrite threatened a palaeontological treasure: the mammoth of Dendermonde, part of our collection. Museum employees and volunteers came together to restore the skeleton.
17/03/2017
Update on the Environmental Effects of Wind farms in Belgian Waters
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Sigrid MaebeIn Belgian waters, three wind farms are now operational, one is under construction, and five more will be constructed in the near future.
08/03/2017
Dental Calculus Reveals Neanderthal Menu
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Reinout VerbekeNeanderthals from the Belgian Spy cave mostly ate meat, like woolly rhinoceros. Their family members in northern Spain, however, were vegetarians. Researchers discovered these varying eating habits by analyzing DNA in dental calculus.
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