More than 10,000 hidden structures in the Amazon
Hidden in the Amazon forest are thousands of remnants of ancient civilizations. These hidden structures, also called geoglyphs, reveal much about the history of the Amazon. A major study of these geoglyphs and their relationship to the forest was published…
Evolution of the skull further uncovered with a 455-million-year-old fish
Using X-ray imaging methods, Naturalis researcher Richard Dearden and colleagues at the University of Birmingham and the Natural History Museum in London have discovered what the cartilages that surrounded the brain of the 455-million-year-old fish…
Defense day: Dewi Pramanik
On Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m., Dewi Pramanik defended her thesis titled ' Evolution and development of flowers, fruits and inflorescences of Phalaenopsis and other orchid species ' in the Academy Building in Leiden. For her PhD research at Naturalis…
Making sense of animal sounds: "Bioacoustic AI"
Machine learning, often called "AI", makes it possible to uncover the mysterious world of animal communication, analyzing their sounds that convey so much information. A new project called Bioacoustic AI is going to make this happen, and will use that…
New: the family tree of your favorite vegetables (and 400 other species)
A team of international scientists has determined the first complete family tree of the cabbage family. It is now clear how many of the vegetables on your plate, the important research plant Arabidopsis , and their family members from all over the world…
Three young Naturalis researchers delighted with Veni grant
Three newly promoted Naturalis researchers received a Veni grant through the NWO Talent Program, to kick-start their scientific career. It gives the scientists the chance to further develop their ideas over the next three years in the areas of herbs…
Naturalis and the Indonesian Repatriasi Commission will collaborate closely
The Indonesian Repatriasi Commission and Naturalis will work together to explore how the importance of the Homo erectus fossils from the Dubois collection can best be safeguarded for Indonesia, the Netherlands and the rest of the world. This is the result…
Rebellious birds make nests out of anti-bird pins
Biologists present the latest innovation in nest building: bird nests made from anti-nesting spikes. Researchers from Naturalis Biodiversity Center and the Natural History Museum Rotterdam collected these special nests for the first time and described this…
Geology of the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes: Earth science meets cycling
The Grand Départ is scheduled for 1 July, but the preparations for this year’s Tour de France started more than 400 million years ago, when the rocks of the Central Massif and the Vosges Mountains were formed. Behind every climb, descent, or flat stage is…