An international research team has studied the genetic diversity of bottom-dwelling amphipods in the newly established “North Atlantic Current and Evlanov Sea Basin” marine protected area. A single sample collected […]
Autor: Firma Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research // Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Blue Planet with a White Spot: More Than Half of the World’s Oceans Remain Insufficiently Explored
Large parts of the oceans – particularly the deep sea as well as tropical and polar regions – have only been poorly explored to date. In a study published today […]
Digital Network of Knowledge: Senckenberg Joins the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung has joined the international consortium of the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). As a result, the historical works and publications on biodiversity preserved in the Senckenberg […]
A Bite at the Title: The Vampire Snail is the “International Mollusc of the Year 2026”
The Mediterranean vampire snail Cumia intertexta has been named the “International Mollusc of the Year 2026.” In a public online vote, the marine snail—which feeds on fish blood—received the most […]
From the Pampas to Patagonia: DNA Reveals South America’s Human History
A new genetic study shows that cultural diversity in the so-called Southern Cone – the roughly triangular southernmost part of South America – was strongly influenced by extensive human migration. […]
Vote Now: Who will be Mollusc of the Year 2026?
Three snails, two bivalves, one title. Starting today, all mollusc fans are invited to visit https://sgn.one/imoy2026 to help decide which of the five finalist species will receive the title of “International Mollusc […]
Return to Nature: 27 Leopard Tortoises Released into the Wild in South Africa
A team of South African and German researchers led by Senckenberg scientist Dr. Melita Vamberger and Dr. Adrian J. Armstrong (Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife) has used a genetic reference database to […]
Blueleg, Colourleg, and Cave Midget: Nine New Spider Species Discovered
The limestone caves of Laos are hotspots of biodiversity: Senckenberg arachnologist Dr. Peter Jäger and his colleague Liphone Nophaseud from the National University of Laos have discovered nine previously unknown […]
Tracing the Venom: Genetic Material of a Living Fossil Decoded
With the almost complete decoding of the genome of the rare earless monitor lizard, a Senckenberg team of taxonomists and genomicists is providing new, fundamental insights into the early evolutionary […]
Tiny, Blind, and no Skull Roof: New Fish Species Discovered from a Well
An international team led by Senckenberg researcher Dr. Ralf Britz has made an extraordinary discovery in Northeast India when they found an as yet undescribed species of fish in a […]