Digital Network of Knowledge: Senckenberg Joins the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung has joined the international consortium of the Biodiversity Heritage Lib…
Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research // Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
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 publi…
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 p…
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/... to hel…
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. Armst…
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 Li…
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 an…
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 Indi…
Nature Conservation Must Not Stop at the Forest Edge: Grasslands are Vanishing Around the World
Along with forests, grasslands and wetlands are also being converted to cropland and pasture at an increasing rate aroun…
From Brown to Green: Ground Personnel on Permanent Duty
Soil food webs conduct most of the energy in terrestrial ecosystems. Temperate and tropical forests are home to differen…
