Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (@mfnberlin.bsky.social)

@mfnberlin.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 3:25 PM

Greetings from #Oslo! 🇳🇴

A large museum delegation is presenting at #TDWG2026, sharing how we work with biodiversity data – from collection and #digitisation to linking and sharing. 🌐

We explore data pipelines and resilient research infrastructures to better understand #biodiversity! 🪲

Group photo of nine people standing on a stage at TDWG 2026, with a large presentation screen behind them displaying GBIF, PICTURAE and other biodiversity-data project logos. A QR code and #TDWG2026 are visible on the screen.

@amniotalab.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 1:04 PMReposted by @mfnberlin.bsky.social

We are so happy to celebrate one of our members winning the prize for 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 at #DGS2026! 🏆🎉

Huge congratulations, @pierreorgebin.bsky.social , you totally deserved it! 🐐🧠

@mammalbiology.bsky.social @mfnberlin.bsky.social #AmniotaLab

@annbot.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 2:49 PMReposted by @mfnberlin.bsky.social

🎉 Good news! The paper ‘Fossil flowers of Ayenia (Malvaceae) preserved in amber: evidence for lianas in Miocene rainforest of southeast China’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Xieting Wu and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/6)

👉 doi.org/rpt7

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#Palaeobotany #AoBpapers

Fossil flowers of Ayenia (Malvaceae) preserved in amber: evidence for lianas in Miocene rainforest of southeast China

@mammalbiology.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 3:00 PMReposted by @mfnberlin.bsky.social

The Annual Meeting 2026 draws to a close and we’re looking back on an inspiring week! 🐾

Thank you to all speakers, presenters, participants and everyone who made this 100th anniversary meeting so special! 🎉

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#DGS2026 #Mammalogy #MammalianBiology

@mfnberlin.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 11:42 AM

𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘢 is also the first European representative of the bat family Nycteridae.

➡️ The finding also shows how monitoring methods shape what we detect. Researchers now need to assess the population, roosts and potential threats!

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
📸 P. Naskrecki

#biodiversity

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Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) flying with its wings fully extended against a black background.

@mfnberlin.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 11:42 AM

The discovery was made on Pantelleria. 📍 𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘢 is a low-flying "whispering bat" with exceptionally faint echolocation calls. Targeted recordings detected echolocation and social calls from two bats, suggesting a small, previously undetected population. 📸 @berlinbatlab.bsky.social 2/3

Composite graphic showing an Egyptian slit-faced bat, an echolocation call and spectrogram, and a map locating Pantelleria between Sicily and Tunisia.

@mfnberlin.bsky.social Sep 15, 2026, 11:42 AM

200-year-old mystery finally solved: an African bat is living in Europe! 🦇

19th-century records suggested that Nycteris #bats occurred in Sicily, but their presence remained unconfirmed. Now, researchers have found the first robust evidence of 𝘕𝘺𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘪𝘤𝘢 in Europe.

📸 Piotr Naskrecki

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Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica) with large ears and outstretched wings

@w-i-d.de Sep 10, 2026, 9:33 AMReposted by @mfnberlin.bsky.social

Wir gratulieren den Wissen der Vielen-Preisträger*innen 2026 von mit:forschen!: Sinja Dittmann (🥇, Plastikverschmutzung), Anna Eiser-Kösterfunke (🥈, Gesundheitsversorgung) und Christoph Koch (🥉, Bodenqualität) 🏆
ℹ️ www.mitforschen.org/forschungspr...
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#WissenDerVielen26

Wissen der Vielen Forschungspreis für Citizen Science. Dr. Sinja Dittmann, Platz 1 für die Publikation „Temporal variability of litter pollution of rivers in Germany – A long-term assessment by schoolchildren as citizen scientists”

Wissen der Vielen Forschungspreis für Citizen Science Dipl.-Pol. Anna Köster-Eiserfunke Platz 2 für die Publikation: „’Veddel, wie geht´s?’ – eine Bedarfserhebung für die Primärversorgung”

Wissen der Vielen Forschungspreis für Citizen Science Prof. Dr. Christoph Koch Platz 3 für die Publikation „Investigation of inorganic nutrients and pollutants in private gardens in central Germany using citizen science”

@leibnizbiodiv.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 8:53 AMReposted by @mfnberlin.bsky.social

Nächste Woche wird's konkret! 🌱 Am 7./8. September treffen sich 32 Akteure aus Wissenschaft & Praxis in der Zukunftswerkstatt Biodiversität in der Arche Warder: Wie schützen, nutzen & entwickeln wir Lebensräume gerecht & klimasicher?

👉 kurzlinks.de/archewarder
👉 kurzlinks.de/zw_biodiv

@mfnberlin.bsky.social Mar 5, 2025, 2:09 PM

Save the Date!

Join us for BHL Day 2025 at #mfnberlin or online on 9 April. Explore how data, technology, and #biodiversity come together to enhance our understanding of nature. 🌍 #BHLDay2025 #OpenData #OpenAccess

🔗 Registration details:
about.biodiversitylibrary.org/get-involved...