🚨Nouvelle série : Planète Belgique, l’odyssée de notre pays 🚨 👉 Lisez le longread et découvrez les affiches uniques : www.naturalsciences.be/r/planetebelgique #géologie #paléontologie #naturalsciencesbelgium

🚨Nieuwe reeks: Planeet België, de odyssee van ons land 🚨 👉 Luister naar de eerste podcastaflevering, lees de longread en check de unieke posters: www.naturalsciences.be/r/planeetbelgie #geologie #paleontologie #naturalsciencesbelgium

🦠 Bacteria in the ovaries of ostracods may steer their reproduction #ScienceNews Researchers have discovered bacteria in the egg cells of ostracods that are passed on from mother to offspring – a clear sign of endosymbiosis. www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

🐈 The domestic #cat only arrived in Europe 2,000 years ago via North Africa, according to a new international genetic study in @science.org. The Institute of Natural Sciences provided crucial cat bones for the study. #Sciencenews #Archaeology www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

🌿 Enabel & @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social renouvellent leur partenariat via le programme CEBioS pour protéger les parcs de la Kibira & Rusizi. Suivi scientifique, restauration d’habitats & écotourisme durable avec l'OBPE Burundi, l'UE au Burundi, le PNUD & la Belgique. 🔬 👉 Plus d'infos : t.ly/8kCPL

Did Neandertals choose their prey when practicing cannibalism?🍖 Check out our new study, just published in Scientific Reports - @natureportfolio.nature.com! We provide the strongest evidence to date for a highly selective cannibalism at the end of Neandertal lineage, 41-45.000 years ago. 1/7

#Neanderthal bones from the Goyet caves 🇧🇪 show traces of cannibalism. It now appears that all the victims were women and children. Moreover, they did not come from the Goyet region but were brought there. #sciencenews 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

Impossible to photograph well with my crappy phone, but here is the lovely herd of #Iguanodon at @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social , the mother lode of all those Iguanodon casts in museums across Europe ( including @sedgwickmuseum.bsky.social ) #museums #dinosaurs 🦖

New paper out! 🔬📝🌊🐬 Lambert et al. @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social report on a Middle Miocene dolphin cranium from the southern North Sea found in an excavation at the city centre of #Antwerp #openaccess doi.org/10.20341/gb....

Mating injuries as clues to recognize female dinosaurs! #ScienceNews Paleontologists have discovered a striking pattern of fractures in the tail vertebrae of duck-billed dinosaurs, which may have occurred during mating. 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

🐚 Giant fossil snail reveals the weather forecast from 45 million years ago. Monsoon-like conditions prevailed in W-Europe: mild winters, hot and dry springs, and warm and especially wet summers with intense rain showers. The result of high CO₂ concentrations. www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

🐟 Fast DNA testing to protect the future of European eels The lucrative trade of glass eels continues to raise serious concerns across Europe. While the European eel is critically endangered and protected under CITES regulations, illegal trafficking persists due to high demand, especially in Asia.

🌊🪸Haal Mora’s schilderijen uit hun schulp! 🐚 Stem op onze erfgoedschat en laat de schelpen op doek opnieuw schitteren. erfgoedchallenge.be 🌊🪸Sauvez la mer d’Alphonse Mora ! 🐚 Votez pour notre trésor du patrimoine et faites briller à nouveau ses coquillages. challengepatrimoine.be #erfgoedchallenge

Our new exhibition FLIGHT is a journey through the science and wonder of flying. From butterflies to drones FLIGHT explores how nature and humans alike have learned to defy gravity through ingenuity, adaptation, and creativity. Ready for take-off? ✈️🦅 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/r/flight-en #expoflight

Dank u / merci, Jane Goodall 🙏 www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...

A placoderm species that lived some 400 million years ago offers us a glimpse into the very earliest beginnings of tooth evolution: dental plates attached to the palate with small teeth that grew in all directions. #ScienceNews 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n... #naturalsciencesbelgium

"Every organism pinned, bottled, or mounted in the Institute is a data point in an immense story: the planet’s living archive." Great article in @brusselstimes.com on our natural history collections : www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1754... #naturalsciencesbelgium

Similar cousins, and yet so different animals! See the skull of my new species Cariocecus bocagei -published this week- at the foot of the Iguanodon statue at @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social for #fossilfriday #dinosaur #paleontology

Fantastic "first" #EvolutionaryGenomics day @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social with talks from Kerstin Johannesson, Felicity Jones, Alexander Suh, @wenjuanma84.bsky.social, @mariamadrid16.bsky.social, and many others 🐌🐦🐟🐞🐚🌱🧬

New iguanodon species discovered in Portugal! #ScienceNews A new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered in Portugal: Cariocecus bocagei, an iguanodont from the Early Cretaceous with an exceptionally well-preserved skull. 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

Geologists assess natural disaster risks for European cities www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

These days at @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social I had the chance to visit the world’s largest otolith collection! Mostly marine specimens from a project started more than 100 years ago! Amazing to be a scientist and get the chance to go behind the scenes! #fish #otolith

Dernières semaines pour explorer SAUVAGE ? L’expo où la frontière entre l’humain et l’animal devient trouble ! Profitez-en jusqu’au 31 août. bit.ly/exposauvage Laatste weken om binnen te lopen in WILD? De expo waarin de grens tussen mens en dier vervaagt! Nog t.e.m 31 augustus. bit.ly/expowild

Step aside, Velociraptor — here comes Shri rapax! This recently described predatory dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mongolia had powerful hands and an exceptionally long claw, allowing it to tackle larger prey than other raptors living in the same desert. 👉 bit.ly/shrirapax #sciencenews

Great article in New Scientist about the #domestication of the #wolf, featuring our palaeontologist Mietje Germonpré 👉 www.newscientist.com/article/2489...

Beau reportage de la RTBF sur notre institut et nos pièces maîtresses : les iguanodons de Bernissart 👉 www.rtl.be/actu/magazin...

🌊 New report on marine mammals in Belgium in 2024 🐬 36 porpoises, 72 seals & 1 young minke whale washed ashore last year. Live humpback whales, minke whales, bottlenose, common & white-beaked dolphins were seen! 📘 More info & report (NL/FR): shorturl.at/9bpdX #marinemammals #NorthSea

🌊 Coral Reefs & Coastal Treasures — Admire, Don't Acquire 🐚 Coral reefs and coastal habitats are some of nature’s most breathtaking wonders. Each year, millions of people go diving or visit these fragile environments, drawn by their vibrant beauty and unique biodiversity.

Kringwinkel Stroom kreeg recent iets ongewoons binnen: een fossiel. Het blijkt een stuk bekken van een mammoet. 🦣 De vzw schenkt het fossiel nu aan onze collecties 🙏 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/nl/wetenscha...

#ShowYourStripes Day spotlights climate change using warming stripes to visualise 190+ years of data. Belgian stripes are based on robust records from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium: www.climatecentre.be/post/2025-sh... #ClimateAction #Belgium | meteobe.bsky.social

🧬 BopCo is contributing to the development of a reference DNA database of valuable collection specimens! Did you know that the @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social in Brussels holds one of the 10 largest natural science collections in the world, with approximately 38 million specimens?

🪲 La Belgique ne compte pas moins de 4 672 espèces de coléoptères. C'est ce qui ressort d'une nouvelle liste établie par des entomologistes et des citoyens scientifiques. 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/fr/science/a... [Photo: Le ‘Minotaure’ (Typhaeus typhoeus), E. Derous] #naturalsciencesbelgium

🪲 België telt maar liefst 4.672 keversoorten, blijkt uit een nieuwe inventaris door entomologen en burgerwetenschappers. 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/nl/wetenschap/nieuws/nieuwe-inventaris-bevestigt-grote-rijkdom-aan-kevers-in-belgie [Foto: driehoornmestkever; E. Derous] #naturalsciencesbelgium

🐺 The two remarkably well-preserved Tumat Ice Age pups have been identified as wolves rather than early domesticated dogs, thanks to an international study involving researchers from the Institute of Natural Sciences. 👉 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n... #naturalsciencesbelgium

CRYOLOPHOSAURUS 🦖❄

The #Parasaurolophus crest? 🔍 It is hollow but closed at the end, so it was not used to breathe underwater as people thought for a long time. 🤿 🔊However, it did amplify sounds! The Parasaurolophus could warn of danger, be recognised by its own sort, tackle a rival or attract a female.

🌊 Small eaters, big impact: offshore wind farms aren’t just powering homes — they’re rewiring marine food webs ⚡🐟 New research shows suspension feeders on turbines boost productivity + reshape energy flow in the North Sea. 📖 Read: www.nature.com/articles/s43... #OffshoreWind #MarineEcology

Urban Archaeology Days ! Le 15.06, les archéologues de notre Institut vous invitent à découvrir cette profession fascinante. Initiez-vous à l’analyse de squelettes humains, des ossements animaux et des graines anciennes! 👉 archaeologydays.urban.brussels?lang=fr #urban_brussels

Urban Archaeology Days! Archeologen van ons Instituut bieden je op zo 15.06 een kijkje achter de schermen van hun fascinerende beroep. Leer hoe je menselijke skeletten analyseert 🦴, dierenbotten herkent 🐎, en oude zaden onderzoekt 🔬. 👉 archaeologydays.urban.brussels?lang=nl #urban_brussels

🌊 BLUE4ALL launched an engaging Photography Contest! 📸 Share your best ocean shots & support marine conservation. We're part of this EU project rethinking Marine Protected Areas, with people at the heart. Details @ shorturl.at/9TF57 #Blue4All #OceanMissionEU

Crocodylus depressifrons 🐊🔍 Closely related to #dinosaurs, #crocodiles such as "Crocodylus depressifrons" from Leval are also archosaurs but their posture is erect when they run and semi-erect when they walk (legs folded outward).

📅🔬 On June 18th, 2025, the #CitizenScienceFair brings together families, students, teachers, scientists, non-scientists, curious minds, and even passers-by in the gardens of the Natural Sciences Institute in Brussels. 🌳🏛 👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/museum/ne...

"Check, Clean, Dry" - Curbing biological invasions in our inland waters! 🌱💧🦐 👉🏼 www.naturalsciences.be/en/science/n...

[La Minute Positive 👀▶️] Des chercheurs rapportent la découverte de 3 plantes utilisées pour teindre des textiles au Moyen Âge à Bruxelles et à Malines. @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social 🔗https://dailyscience.be/27/03/2025/des-plantes-medievales-uniques-coloraient-bruxelles-et-malines/

🌊 Belgium & France launched the 2025 #MultipurposeMaritimeOperation in the North Sea 👉 coastguards join forces for search & rescue, pollution & emission control & more. Our Scientific Service MUMM will work with Defence in the use of drones for smart aerial surveillance. More @ shorturl.at/sVV4x

[NL] 🦕🌍 Bezoek van de minister van Wetenschapsbeleid aan het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen [FR] 🦕🌍 Visite de la Ministre chargée de la Politique scientifique à l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique @vanessamatz.bsky.social @naturalsciences-be.bsky.social

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TAXONOMY RECOGNITION DAY 2025 🔬🦗 Today, we celebrated #Taxonomy Day at the Institute of Natural Sciences, together with the #TETTRIsEU. 🔍 Taxonomy Recognition Day is an annual opportunity to highlight this essential scientific discipline: the identification, classification, and naming of organisms.

🌍🌿 World Biodiversity Day 2025 🌿🌍 Today, on the International Day for Biological Diversity, we celebrate the incredible variety of life on Earth and highlight the urgent need to protect it. #BiodiversityDay #JournéeBiodiversité #Biodiversiteitsdag