Windows into Human Diversity
Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald goes online!
The annual G.H.R. von Koenigswald Lecture will be replaced by a series of 6 videos. Watch the first episode here!
Copyright: Senckenberg / Severin Korfhage
Research Trip From Iceland to the Azores
Concurrent with the start of the UN Ocean Decade, the IceDivA expedition is launched to record marine biodiversity in the Atlantic deep sea
Concurrent with the start of the UN Ocean Decade, the IceDivA expedition is launched to record marine biodiversity in the Atlantic deep sea
Senckenberg/Britz
The Gollum Snakehead gets its own fish family
The subterranean bony fish is classified in its own new family
The subterranean bony fish is classified in its own new family
SGN
Edmond’s Prehistoric Realm – A Dinosaur Excavation in Frankfurt
Together with a Ukrainian colleague, Senckenberg researchers examined the 120-year-old specimen of a “Crimean lizard.” Until now, these animals had been considered a species of green lizard restricted to the Crimean Peninsula. Based on the complete mitochondrial genome, the team was able to show that these reptiles actually represent a species introduced from Italy. The results emphasize the importance of historical collections. The study was published today in the “Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research.”
Simon Scheiter et al.
Against the Trends: Local Changes in Species Diversity in Europe
Researchers analyze over 150 biodiversity time series from 21 countries
Together with an international team, Senckenberg researchers published the results of a unique compilation of 161 biodiversity time series (over 15 to 91 years) covering 6,200 marine, terrestrial, and freshwater species from 21 European countries.
Anna Shvets
An Open Letter to the Chancellor
Dear Chancellor,
the coronavirus, and the associated pandemic, are showing us exactly how closely the connection is between our well-being and nature. It also shows humanity the consequences of the continued destruction of the protective shields nature provides us, which offer us intact habitats with high biodiversity from pandemics.
Simon Scheiter et al.
A 55-Million-Year-Old Owl Skeleton
Scientists describe the ‘most complete’ fossil from the early stages of owl evolution
Research Trip From Iceland to the Azores
Concurrent with the start of the UN Ocean Decade, the IceDivA expedition is launched to record marine biodiversity in the Atlantic deep sea
The Gollum Snakehead gets its own fish family
The subterranean bony fish is classified in its own new family
An Italian slug conquers the World
Genetic research reveals the origin, diversity and colonisation history of the invasive “tramp slug”.
Edmond’s Prehistoric Realm – A Dinosaur Excavation in Frankfurt
Against the Trends: Local Changes in Species Diversity in Europe
Researchers analyze over 150 biodiversity time series from 21 countries
An Open Letter to the Chancellor
A 55-Million-Year-Old Owl Skeleton
Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research
Deep-sea and Marine Research
New Exhibit
Since September 4th, 2020, two new themed rooms await you at the Senckenberg Naturmuseum Frankfurt: deep-sea and marine research!
Please note: Visiting the exhibition is only possible after prior registration. Use the link below to reserve a time slot.
Our Natural Capital Is Disappearing
In this video, our Director General Prof. Dr. Mosbrugger tells us more about sustainability in regard to nature and the world on which we live, and recommends a way in which we can work toward a long term goal.
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Volker Mosbrugger
Director General of the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Katharina Methner
Annett Junginger
