Paleontologist Frank Wesselingh has been appointed Special Professor of Conservation Paleobiology at Maastricht University. His work bridges the gap between the past and the future of biodiversity.

A birdsong recognition AI algorithm is now running live online, in Xeno-canto, the world's largest open access collection of animal sounds. When "mystery" bird recordings are uploaded from anywhere in Europe, the algorithm - developed at Naturalis - gives…

What happens to plants when the animals that disperse their seeds go extinct? Naturalis researcher Renske Onstein has received a VIDI grant to investigate this question.

For centuries, descendants of Africans who escaped from slavery, known as Maroons, have been growing rice in the interior of Suriname and French Guiana. New genetic research combined with ethnobotany by Wageningen University & Research and Naturalis…

Dutch biologist Mátyás Bittenbinder developed new, non-animal methods to investigate tissue-damaging snake venom. In this way, he hopes to contribute to solutions for victims. Millions of people are bitten by venomous snakes every year. Of these, 400,000…

Naturalis Biodiversity Center is the first and only museum in the world to present a herd of five triceratopses. Experts from Naturalis worked on the unique discovery for over a decace. Eppo Bruins, minister of Education, Culture and Science, opened the…

At first glance birds may not seem good runners. Try it yourself: bend your knees and run around on your toes while keeping at least one foot on the ground at all times. This feels unnatural to a human, but birds do this regularly. An international team…

On October 18, Naturalis will open Triceratops: the herd . It will be a family friendly and interactive exhibition. The heart of the gallery is formed by the unique collection of five triceratops skeletons.

Marine biologist Prof. Dr. Nicole de Voogd is starting a second term as professor at Leiden University. Her new appointment is at the IBL, the university's biology institute.