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According to the IUCN Red List, over 47,000 plant and animal species are threatened with extinction. Most species, however, are at little to no risk. What makes one species much more vulnerable than another?..


Continue reading 15 September 2025   6 uur oud
Vliegende kleine zwanen / Flying Bewick's swans, HaalerAu

As climate change drives earlier spring conditions in the Arctic, birds species that travel there to breed are under pressure to migrate faster. Despite their remarkable ability to adapt, researchers warn that speeding up spring..


Continue reading 10 September 2025   5 dgn oud
Compilatie foraminiferen

The increasing amount of CO2 we are pumping into the atmosphere causes ocean acidification. That could pose a serious problem for calcifying organisms, such as shellfish and corals. And for foraminifers, but they appear to have..


Continue reading 06 September 2025   1 week oud
Franse veldwesp (Polistes dominula) op Pastinaak (Pastinaca sativa)

Over four centuries ago, the first prefect of Hortus botanicus Leiden founded a botanical garden collection that currently encompasses over sixteen thousand plants. The current prefect hopes to create a hotspot for biodiversity..


Continue reading 04 September 2025   1 week oud
Vals dooiermos

In city centers, lichens are becoming heavier. Thanks to the urban heat island effect, they adapt to higher temperatures by growing thicker than their counterparts outside the city. This remarkable phenomenon shows how even the..


Continue reading 31 August 2025   2 wkn oud
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For the first time worldwide, the complete DNA of all Asian elephant subspecies has been mapped. It has also been genetically confirmed that the Sumatran elephant is a distinct subspecies – a population listed as Critically..


Continue reading 26 August 2025   2 wkn oud

In the Netherlands, the dog rose (Rosa canina) is a familiar face in hedgerows, woodland edges, and along dikes. But this wild rose’s roots run far deeper than European soil alone. With its soft blossoms and bright red rosehips,..


Continue reading 17 August 2025   4 wkn oud
Naturalis is digging for dinosaurs at the Jurassic Mile in Wyoming (USA)

Each summer, a team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center travels to the United States to dig for dinosaur fossils, and this year is no different. Right now, a team of paleontologists and preparators of Naturalis’ dinosaur lab is..


Continue reading 16 August 2025   4 wkn oud
Een groene Zeeschildpad in zee bij Bonaire - foto bijgesneden leader

After centuries of hunt, habitat loss, and disruption, some sea turtle populations in the Caribbean Netherlands appear to be slowly recovering. The report State of Nature Caribbean Netherlands shows that protection works. But it..


Continue reading 14 August 2025   1 maand oud
Natalie van Dis bestudeert wintervlinders

Can animal populations adapt to climate change by becoming genetically similar to more southerly populations? That is the question posed by ecologist Natalie van Dis. This knowledge could indicate which populations are most at..


Continue reading 02 August 2025   1 maand oud

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