Extinction Confirmed: Cape Verde’s Cone Snail Lost Forever
The IUCN Red List has officially declared Conus lugubris—a marine snail once found only on the north shore of São Vicent…
Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research // Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Natural recovery of tropical forests needs time
An international research team from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Center Frankfurt (SBiK-F) has inve…
300,000-year-old Genomes: History of the Schöningen Horses Deciphered
For the first time, a research team from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the Univers…
Genetic Diversity: Nature’s Underestimated Lifeline
Genetic diversity – the diversity within species – is a crucial yet often underestimated basis for the protection of bio…
Are We Unique?
An international team led by Senckenberg researcher Prof. Dr. Simon Darroch has presented a new approach to understandin…
112-million-year-old Time Capsule: Oldest Amber Insects from South America Discovered
For the first time, researchers in Ecuador have discovered amber fossils from the Cretaceous period on the South America…
The Earth’s Lungs: Diversity as a Survival Strategy
In the face of climate change and increasing droughts, the Amazon rainforest – one of the largest and most important eco…
Beech Forests: Fit for Climate Change?
By combining satellite images with a new type of genetic analysis, a research team led by the Senckenberg Biodiversity a…
Fossil Find in Syria: Unknown Sea Turtle Discovered
Near the Syrian city of Afrin, an international research team, including researchers from the Senckenberg Centre for Hum…
Angola: Wild Animal Trade Threatens Biodiversity and Health
Angola is home to an impressive diversity of species – but the country’s biodiversity is severely threatened by illegal…
