Yesterday, @tweetisaurus.bsky.social visited us @smnstuttgart.bsky.social to talk about her amazing work on Spicomellus, which had everything that makes palaeo great: unexpected discoveries, fieldwork, prep work, bizarre anatomy, CT scanning, you name it

#SaveTheDate 27.01.2026 | 4 p.m. | Museum am Löwentor & Online Research Colloquium: Bizarre dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco: implications for armoured dinosaur evolution by Prof. Dr. Susannah Maidment, @nhm-london.bsky.social  ➡️ https://t1p.de/v5h40 📷: M. Dempsey

#SaveTheDate 27.01.2026 | 4 p.m. | Museum am Löwentor & Online Research Colloquium: Bizarre dinosaurs from the Middle Jurassic of Morocco: implications for armoured dinosaur evolution by Prof. Dr. Susannah Maidment, @nhm-london.bsky.social  ➡️ https://t1p.de/v5h40 📷: M. Dempsey

#SaveTheDate 21.01.2026 | 18:30 Uhr | Museum am Löwentor & Online Vortrag: Trias-Ökosysteme in der Gegenwart - Was verraten uns Gesteine, fossile Knochen und Spuren? Dr. Eudald Mujal, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart. Vor Ort oder via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3056893237?omn=91616306531

#SaveTheDate Research Colloquium Tuesday | 20.01.26 | 4-5 p.m. Research Colloquium: The macroevolution of ant mandibles in a 3D morphology context by M. Sc. Julian Katzke, @kit.edu & @oistedu.bsky.social Joyn at the Museum am Löwentor or online: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/besuch/veran...

#SaveTheDate 21.01.2026 | 18:30 Uhr | Museum am Löwentor & Online Vortrag: Trias-Ökosysteme in der Gegenwart - Was verraten uns Gesteine, fossile Knochen und Spuren? Dr. Eudald Mujal, Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart. Vor Ort oder via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/3056893237?omn=91616306531

#SaveTheDate Research Colloquium Tuesday | 20.01.26 | 4-5 p.m. Research Colloquium: The macroevolution of ant mandibles in a 3D morphology context by M. Sc. Julian Katzke, @kit.edu & @oistedu.bsky.social Joyn at the Museum am Löwentor or online: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/besuch/veran...

Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Projektleiter*in (m/w/d) für ein digitales Citizen-Science-Projekt. E 13 TV-L, befristet auf zwei Jahre, Umfang 50 - 70 %. Bewerbungsfrist: 08.01.2026 ➡ Alle weiteren Infos unter: https://f.mtr.cool/dicvqktffp

#Jobs Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei Mitarbeitende (m/w/d) für den Telefonservice (2 x 50 % Jobsharing). E 6 TV-L, unbefristet, Umfang 50 %. Bewerbungsfrist: 11.01.2026 ➡ Alle weiteren Infos unter https://f.mtr.cool/kskyhgwwuu

#Jobs Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt zwei Mitarbeitende (m/w/d) für den Telefonservice (2 x 50 % Jobsharing). E 6 TV-L, unbefristet, Umfang 50 %. Bewerbungsfrist: 11.01.2026 ➡ Alle weiteren Infos unter https://f.mtr.cool/kskyhgwwuu

Find out more in the researcher's own thread!

Olfaction written in bones A new study, led by Dr Quentin Martinez (@quentinwildlife.bsky.social) and Dr Eli Amson (@eliamson.bsky.social) from State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart gives new insights into the evolution of the sense of smell in mammals. Press release: t1p.de/7riwv

Die Glockenblumen-Schmalbiene ist #WildbienedesJahres 2026! Mit etwa 1 cm Körpergröße kleiner als eine Honigbiene, tiefschwarz und glänzend, am Hinterleib mit auffälligen weißen Haarflecken. Pollen sammelt sie nahezu ausschließlich an Glockenblumengewächsen. Mehr unter t1p.de/y9qv1

#ResearchColloquium Phylogenomic insights into adaptive radiation by Prof Dr Michael Matschiner @mmatschiner.bsky.social,  @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Bavarian State Collection for Zoology Tuesday | 09.12.2025 | 16:00 Join in person at the Museum am Löwentor or online:  https://t1p.de/t8r14

Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Projektleiter*in (m/w/d) für ein digitales Citizen-Science-Projekt. E 13 TV-L, befristet auf zwei Jahre, Umfang 50 - 70 %. Bewerbungsfrist: 08.01.2026 ➡ Alle weiteren Infos unter: https://f.mtr.cool/dicvqktffp

#ResearchColloquium Phylogenomic insights into adaptive radiation by Prof Dr Michael Matschiner @mmatschiner.bsky.social,  @lmumuenchen.bsky.social and Bavarian State Collection for Zoology Tuesday | 09.12.2025 | 16:00 Join in person at the Museum am Löwentor or online:  https://t1p.de/t8r14

#ScienceNews: On the tracks of the world's oldest mammal ancestor In 2024, a team including Dr. Eudald Mujal found the oldest gorgonopsid bones on Mallorca. They also discovered 280-270 million-year-old footprints showing an upright, mammal-like gait, dating back to the Lower Permian. t1p.de/xk3z3

#SaveTheDate: Research Colloquium: The wonder reptile Mirasaura and the Reptile Revolution of the Triassic by Dr Stephan Spiekman Tuesday | 25.11.2025 | 16:00 Join the talk in person at the Museum am Löwentor or online: https://t1p.de/sq0m6

#SaveTheDate: Research Colloquium: The wonder reptile Mirasaura and the Reptile Revolution of the Triassic by Dr Stephan Spiekman Tuesday | 25.11.2025 | 16:00 Join the talk in person at the Museum am Löwentor or online: https://t1p.de/sq0m6

Infoabend zum Tapinoma-Projekt Freitag, 21.11. um 19 Uhr im Foyer der Schwarzwaldhalle Appenweier (Oberkircher Str. 26) mit Bernd Mettenleitner MdL, Dr. Manfred Verhaagh (Naturkundemuseum Karlsruhe), Amelie Höcherl (Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart) Eintritt frei. Mehr Infos zum Projekt: t1p.de/h9l3h

"Ausgesummt! Insekten in der Krise" - Sehr sehenswerte Dokumentation zum Insektensterben! Entstanden in Kooperation mit der @unihohenheim.bsky.social und mit Beiträgen von Dr. Maura Haas-Renninger, Interims-Kuratorin für Hymenoptera am @smnstuttgart.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwg3barhinQ

#Job Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht: Abteilungsleitung (m/w/d) Gebäude, Sicherheit und Besuchendenservice. Vollzeit, unbefristet, EG 13 TV-L Bewerbungsfrist: 04.12.2025 ➡ Infos: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/stellen/detailansicht/abteilungsleitung-m-w-d-gebaeude-sicherheit-und-besuchendenservice

#SaveTheDate: Research Colloquium: Where science meets conservation – population genetics of the native freshwater mussel Unio crassus s. l. by Dr. Ira Richling, November 11, 4 p.m. Joyn via zoom: zoom.us/j/94510498226

#SaveTheDate: Research Colloquium: Where science meets conservation – population genetics of the native freshwater mussel Unio crassus s. l. by Dr. Ira Richling, November 11, 4 p.m. Joyn via zoom: zoom.us/j/94510498226

#ScienceNews An international team of researchers, including our colleague @niloofaralaei.bsky.social, has published a new study showing the importance of genetic exchange between species: www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/research/... @vogelwarte.bsky.social

Take a look at our new special exhibition #TraissicLife (video in German): youtu.be/eon-s7JqiOA

Join us tomorrow either at the @smnstuttgart.bsky.social or online to learn what 20,000 years old bones of crows 🐦‍⬛ can tell us about the evolution of color pattern! @kombiota.bsky.social

Tomorrow, October 28 | 4:00 p.m. Research Colloquium: The use of ancient DNA and museum collections to understand speciation and introgression in crows with Chyi Yin Gwee, @lmumuenchen.bsky.social Join in person (Museum am Löwentor, #Stuttgart) or via zoom: t1p.de/d3y6j

Congratulations to our postdoc @quentinwildlife.bsky.social for winning Wildlife Photographer of the Year!

After two years of hard work, I’m proud to announce that our new special exhibition @smnstuttgart.bsky.social is now open for the public – Meet Triassic Life: Dawn of the world of reptiles (1/7).

‼️‼️Triassic Life just opened @smnstuttgart.bsky.social‼️‼️ For all #Triassic fans, lovers of strange reptiles and the Dawn of the Modern World, this is an absolute MUST! It also couldn't be more timely with our recent publication @nature.com of the wonder reptile #Mirasaura, which is now on display!

Yesterday we joined the congress celebrating 5 years of Taxonomy Initiative Baden-Württemberg together with @kombiota.bsky.social at @unihohenheim.bsky.social. BW promotes taxonomy in a way that is unique in Germany – and is building a strong network of research, teaching, and knowledge transfer.

Yesterday we opened “Triassic Life — Dawn of the age of reptiles” at Museum am Löwentor, Stuttgart. The show tracks life’s rebound after the end Permian mass extinction ~252 million years ago. 📷: Maximilian Schwarz

Tomorrow! Research Colloquium: Miocene lake systems and the decline of the Mid-Miocene Climatic Optimum via zoom: t1p.de/bemb0 October 14, 2025 | 4:00 p.m.

New find from the Jurassic Coast: a nearly complete skeleton of a new ichthyosaur, Xiphodracon goldencapensis (~3 m, Pliensbachian). Described by Dr @deanrlomax.bsky.social, Prof Dr Judy Massare, and Dr Erin Maxwell (Natural History Museum Stuttgart). 📷: @deanrlomax.bsky.social

SWR has been looking into the invasive ant species Tapinoma magnum and filmed our colleagues Amelie Höcherl, Simon Müller @simonmllr.bsky.social, and Maria Werner in the process. The report is available in the media library: www.ardmediathek.de/video/doku-u...

This week at Museum am Löwentor we launched a model project for urban biodiversity: a 320 m² nature area with 5 mini-habitats, co-created with Wilhelma and local students. Thanks to Wilhelma, Bunte Wiese Stuttgart and the City's environmental education! Read the full report: t1p.de/skoiw (in German)

The 61st International conference of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Präparationstechnik e.V. took place at the Natural History Museum in Stuttgart from September 16 to 20. Thanks to all the participants who made this workshop a successful and inspiring event! 📷: Peter Mildner

Das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine*n Technische*r Mitarbeiter*in in der Lepidopteren Sammlung (m/w/d) Bewerbungsfrist: 02.11.2025 Alle weiteren Infos unter https://t1p.de/9chrv #Job #Jobs #JobAd #Stellen #Kulturjobs #Museumsjobs #Stellenangebot #Stuttgart

This blurb leaves out the most significant finding: at least 193 species where the whole German fauna of Ceraphronoidea was only known to comprise 36 species. Entomologists consider Europe to be 'well-known'. But, even there, in the darker corners of insect diversity, countless new species lurk.

Gesucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt: Ausstellungskurator*in (m/w/d). E 13 TV-L, zunächst befristet auf drei Jahre mit der Option auf eine dauerhafte Übernahme Bewerbungsfrist: 19.10.2025 ➡️ https://t1p.de/smj6o #Job #Jobs #JobAd #Stellen #Kulturjobs #Museumsjobs #Stellenangebot #Stuttgart

🦜📦 In einem Paket aus Brasilien entdeckte das Zollamt Winnenden 3 indigene Federkronen. Den Verdacht, dass es sich um Federn eines artgeschützten Vogels handeln könnte, bestätigte das @smnstuttgart.bsky.social. 🤝Verfahren durch @bfn-de.bsky.social übernommen. www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm...

A new article by our colleague Dr. Eudald Mujal Grané et al reports on tracks and trackways linked to gorgonopsid bones. The patterns show the animal had an upright posture, suggesting this was acquired early in therapsid evolution. t1p.de/o29n0

#ScienceNews: Out of the shadows and into the light! – Genetic fingerprinting reveals unexpected diversity among wasps A new study reveals that there is still an astonishing, previously hidden insect world to discover in Baden-Württemberg. ➡️ t1p.de/d55gt 📷: @marinamoser.bsky.social

Aus den Steinbrüchen des Cannstatter Travertin #Stuttgart: älteste Spuren menschlicher Aktivität vor 300 000 Jahren: In einer Warmzeit mit Flusspferd, Berberaffen, Waldelefant, Nashorn ... Schlachtplatz mit "Protofaustkeil" (im #LMW) weitere Funde im @smnstuttgart.bsky.social #Steinzeiten

#ScienceNews A voracious Early Jurassic predator: In a recent study a team of researchers led by Dr Erin Maxwell reinvestigated the diet of Temnodontosaurus based on fossils from the Posidonienschiefer Formation of Baden-Württemberg. www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/research/...

@fundive-fungi.bsky.social is a Europe-wide project to better understand & protect fungi. Find, photograph & document fungi and join us to help reveal Europe's fungal diversity! Follow @fundive-fungi.bsky.social and check https://fun-dive.eu/en/get-involved/ for more information!

An investigation on the effects on the nesting success of intercalary cells, diameter and vestibular length of nests in the solitary wasp Anterhynchium flavomarginatum: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.... @uni-freiburg.de @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @mcorr.bsky.social #wasps #Hymenoptera #insects‬

@fundive-fungi.bsky.social is a Europe-wide project to better understand & protect fungi. Find, photograph & document fungi and join us to help reveal Europe's fungal diversity! Follow @fundive-fungi.bsky.social and check https://fun-dive.eu/en/get-involved/ for more information!

@dinosven.bsky.social spoke with German radio station #SWR about Longinectes: www.swr.de/swrkultur/wi... #Paleontology #WissKomm #Science