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💧Das #Wasser und Wir👉Wie sichern wir Berlins Wasserzukunft? Bevölkerungswachstum, #Klimakrise und #Kohleausstieg stellen die Versorgung vor neue Herausforderungen. Zwei kostenlose Veranstaltungen im #Naturkundemuseum.
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#VHSBerlin @mfnberlin.bsky.social @bwassertisch.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 AM
When #amber becomes a time machine! ⏳

Fossilised resin can preserve insects and #plants for millions of years. These inclusions act as time capsules of Earth’s history – and as valuable sources of knowledge for #research. 🧵 (1/3)

#science #sciencenews
January 23, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Wie steht es um die biologische Vielfalt in und um unsere Trinkwasser-Reservoire – und wie können Bürger*innen zur Forschung beitragen?

In der digitalen Mittagspause von mit:forschen! gibt Julia Flister vom @mfnberlin.bsky.social Einblicke in „IQ Wasser”.

ℹ️ www.mitforschen.org/veranstaltun...
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Did you know uranium was discovered in #Berlin? 🤔

In 1789, chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth identified a new element in pitchblende – #uranium. The samples are part of our collection. A new museum book tells this and many more stories! 📘

📅 Book event on 28 January, 18:00
🔗 bit.ly/uranentdeckung
January 20, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Happy birthday, #Wikipedia! 🎉

To mark its 25th anniversary, we share 25 openly licensed images on #Wikimedia Commons. The specimens shown here highlight only a small part of this diversity.

🔗 View more: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...

📸 Eran Wolff (1, 3), Bernhard Schurian (2)
January 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
How does 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 shape public engagement? 📍

The collaborative encyclopedia "Place in Engagement" explores how spaces and encounters influence collaboration and knowledge exchange. 🤝

🔗 zenodo.org/records/1796...

📸 Thomas Rosenthal
#publicengagement #openscience
#science #sciencenews
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Delegation of @leibnizlib.bsky.social #Bonn visiting @mfnberlin.bsky.social the lab of @rudolf-meier.bsky.social sneaking in rapid #biodiversity methods... 😎
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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Mapping myriapods of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: @mfnberlin.bsky.social - over 15,000 myriapod records reveal historical areas of collecting activity from Germany, the Balkans and the Alps to Africa, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia.
See the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
Mapping the collection: visualising locality data for myriapods in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin
Locality data for the Myriapoda (Diplopoda, Chilopoda, Pauropoda, and Symphyla) deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin were mapped with the principal aim of highlighting areas of historical col...
doi.org
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 AM
We wish you a peaceful Christmas season! ✨

The barn owl’s flight is almost silent. In winter, snow absorbs sound – we hardly hear them. Yet they listen with great precision. A reminder for this time of year: less noise, more attention, better listening! 🦉🌱
December 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Von wegen „kopflos“!
Neue Transkriptomdaten bringen neue Erkentnisse zum reichlich komplexen Nervensystem der #Stachelhäuter! Mehr dazu im Editorial von Larissa Tetsch:
www.laborjournal.de/editorials/3...

#laborjournal #lifesciences #echinodermata #seeigel #evolutionsbiologie
December 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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For my current project, I’ve been rummaging (gently) around the collections of large cats at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social. There’s some really exciting stuff there, from ancient labels to named zoo cats and interesting pathologies. Big thanks to the people here for the opportunity & their support! 🐯🦁🐆
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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Biodiversität ist kein Luxus! Sie ist die Grundlage für Klimastabilität, Ernährung und Gesundheit.
Leibniz Biodiversität @pik-potsdam.bsky.social & seine Mitglieder @mfnberlin.bsky.social & @sgn.one berichten bei @table.media über wissenschaftliche Erkenntniswege in die Praxis.🔗 tinyurl.com/2bjpst6c
December 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Thriving #biodiversity! 🐌

An international team led by #mfnberlin documented 116 snail species in Vietnam's Cuc Phuong National Park – 47 likely new to #science! Up to 184 species may live there, making it a global hotspot for terrestrial snails. 🌏

🔗 bdj.pensoft.net/article/1632...
📸 K. v. Oheimb
November 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Evaluation isn't just spreadsheets – it shows what our research really changes! 🌍

This training helps you build practical, creative approaches to measuring impact. Expert Anastasia Voloshina shares insights from five years with the BROMACKER Project. 🦎🔨

🔗 Register here: winoda.de/en/event/pub...
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Ein Mistkäfer zum Anfassen: Im @mfnberlin.bsky.social können blinde ebenso wie sehende Besucher:innen mit einem responsiven Käfermodell interagieren, das bei Berührung Audioinhalte abspielt. Mehr dazu auf #MAKURA: makura.de/diskurse-ana...
November 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Was können Wissenschaften und Forschungsmuseen zur Stärkung der Gesellschaft beitragen?
👉 Heute am WZB in der Reihe "Wissenschaft, natürlich!": Präsidentin Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln & Johannes Vogel, Generaldirektor @mfnberlin.bsky.social, im Gespräch.
Kommt gerne vorbei:
www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Unpacking legal narratives in natural history ⚖️

Heritage & Justice is a digital colloquium exploring how legal and ethical frameworks shape natural history collections and their colonial legacies. 🌍

📅 Next session: 12 Nov, 13:00–14:00 CET
💻 Open to all via Zoom

🔗 bit.ly/3Ly2k1G
📸 P. Castagnola
November 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Guess who's back! 🦇

55 years missing: An international team led by the museum rediscovered the Turkestan long-eared bat in the Karakum Desert. Endemic species like 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘬𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘴 reveal how life adapts – and why protecting unique habitats matters. 🌏

📹 Christian Dietz
#biodiversity #bats
November 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
(Not so) Happy Halloween! 🦇🐀🎃

Researchers from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin documented brown rats catching #bats in mid-air at Segeberger Kalkberg, Northern Germany. A rare look at invasive species impacting urban wildlife. 🌍 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
October 31, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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✈️ Last week, we made the journey to the Colombian capital of Bogotá for the #LivingData 2025 conference!

👀 Find out how FORSAID partners from @pensoft.net
and @mfnberlin.bsky.social left their mark at the event:

🔗 forsaid.eu/news/living-...

#Forests #Pests #PlantHealth
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
10 years of Berlin Science Week! 🎉

This weekend, the festival kicks off with the CAMPUS at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin – free entry for everyone! Discover science up close with talks, workshops & hands-on formats. 🧠

👉 Full programme: berlinscienceweek.com

📸 Falling Walls
October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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🔦 Our coverage of #LivingData 2025 continues with a spotlight on our partner Prof. Dr. Rudolf Meier from @mfnberlin.bsky.social!

🐞 One of the event's keynote speakers, he delivered a presentation on technological innovation in the context of biodiversity discovery.
October 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
💭 Can a museum think like a start-up?

Explore how culture and tech can develop business models together – join our workshop at #BerlinScienceWeek CAMPUS next week at mfnberlin! 🧠

📅 Sat. / 01.11.2025 / 13:00–15:00
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4hpYDa9

📸 Credits: Györgyi Kovács
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Explore what happens to soil during and after a wildfire! 🔥

Join our #art and #science workshop "Soil, wildfires and biological remediation” with Margherita Pevere, in collaboration with #mfnberlin researchers Katharina and Parm von Oheimb! 🐌

🗓️ Sat, 25 Oct, 14:00 to 18:00
🔗 bit.ly/soil-wildfires
October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM