Raccoons: Invasion on Four Paws
As part of the joint project ZOWIAC (Zoonotic and Wildlife Ecological Impacts of Invasive Carnivores), a research team f…
Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research // Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Not So Hot After All? Fossil Lizards and Snakes Reveal New Information About the Eocene Climate
A research team from the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung has investigated ancient climate during the Eocene…
Visible from Space: Loss of Genetic Plant Diversity
An international research team led by Senckenberg scientist Dr. Spyros Theodoridis has investigated the effects of the i…
47-Million-year-old Buzzing: First Fossil Cicada Discovered in the Messel Pit
For the first time, a fossilized true cicada has been described from the Messel Pit deposits. Eoplatypleura messelensis…
Frankfurt Conservation Award (Bruno H. Schubert Prize): International Award for Teaching, Research, and Applied Nature Conservation
Today, the Bruno H. Schubert Foundation is presenting the international Frankfurt Conservation Award 2025 (Bruno H. Schu…
A Deep-sea Octopus is the “Mollusk of the Year 2025”
The deep-sea octopus Muusoctopus has won the title of “International Mollusk of the Year 2025.” Muusoctopus received the…
Frogs, Cocoa, and Grazing Livestock: How Humans and Amphibians Can Coexist
Agriculture in the Colombian Andes is an important economic sector that is strongly influenced by geographical diversity…
Oases: Diversity Without Protection
Oases are ecosystems that offer unique biological and cultural diversity and are therefore crucial for humans and nature…
“Mollusc of the year 2025” Competition
Which mollusc will win the race? Starting today, all fans of snails, octopuses, and their ilk can cast their vote at htt…
Cracking the Mollusc Code
An international team of scientists has cracked a longstanding evolutionary mystery surrounding molluscs, one of the mos…
