2019 (2019)12 December 2019|NewsWattboden exhibition opening: Broker between the worldsPhoto: UHH/CeNak, MöckelBig words for what seems no more than a drab expanse. Speakers at the opening of the special exhibition Watt erleben—Wattboden verstehen at the...5 December 2019|NewsLarge crowds at book presentationPhoto: UHH/CeNak, Gerisch“Humankind’s pioneer spirit is also the cause of its impending doom,” said CeNak director Matthias Glaubrecht when announcing his new book on...9 November 2019|NewsLIB experts appointed to Hamburg’s council for nature conservationPhoto: UHH/CeNakThe sustained preservation and the development of diverse biotopes and their inhabitants in the city of Hamburg is one of the leading principles of...5 November 2019|ForschungResearch Cooperation: International Workshop in IndonesiaPhoto: UHH/CeNak, HaasFrom 23. to 26 October a student workshop was held near Medan (Sumatra, Indonesia) on the biology and field methods to study frogs and tadpoles. Prof...9 September 2019|NewsTreasure of the month: Humboldt’s nightbirdPhoto: UHH/CeNak, StauYou can find our September treasure twice at the Zoological Museum! Steatornis caripensis, locally called guácharo, is known as the oilbird in...5 September 2019|ResearchAre we experiencing the sixth mass extinction?Photo: UHH/CeNakThe most famous victims of any mass extinction were doubtlessly the dinosaurs: around 66 million years ago, they were suddenly wiped off the face of...30 August 2019|ResearchCeNak supports the Zoological Research Museum (ZFMK) in their Georgian bioblitzPhoto: UHH/CeNak, NeiberWhy do species become extinct? How can we record and preserve our planet’s biodiversity and fauna? A team of researchers and students at Ilia State...27 August 2019|ResearchAmber fossils: a journey to prehistoric timesPhoto: UHH/CeNak, SiemersThey are time capsules from prehistoric times: tiny animals preserved in amber can give us insights into an era when Central Europe had a subtropical...