202020 July 2020|NewsViruses Gone Wild? A New Installation at the Zoological Museum Sheds LightPhoto: UHH/CeNakAt a completely new section at the Zoological Museum, a newly designed display case provides information about zoonoses—infectious diseases that can...26 June 2020|NewsThe Center of Natural History (CeNak) Is to Become Part of the Leibniz AssociationPhoto: UHH/RRZ/MMC, MentzThe Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) has decided that CeNak at Universität Hamburg will be incorporated into the...26 June 2020|News“The way is clear for a new Hamburg natural museum of history”Photo: Sebastian EngelsToday, the Joint Science Conference (Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz, GWK) decided to merge the Center of Natural History (CeNak) at Universität...Contribution from the university's newsroom22 June 2020|ResearchIceAGE: Copepods and Their Role in the System of LifePhoto: Alexandra PetruninaNancy Mercado Salas is setting sail today on the expedition ship Sonne. Her destination is the deep sea of the North Atlantic near Iceland. Together...19 June 2020|EventBioblitz in Hamburgs Parks and GardensPhoto: UHH/CeNak, WenzelWhat are wild herbs, what are ornamental flowers, where does the park begin, and where do the woods end? Under the motto “Naturally Hamburg,”...25 May 2020|ResearchClimate Change Has Influenced Human Evolution Differently Than Previously ThoughtPhoto: UHH/CeNak, Kaiser; National Museum and House of Culture, DaressalaamThe food our human ancestors ate usually reveals a lot about their environment. Climate change 2.8 million years ago must have also left its mark...11 May 2020|NewsDecision Made to Establish a New Museum of Natural HistoryPhoto: UHH, RZZ/MCC, MentzHamburg is getting a new museum of natural history. The decision was announced by senator for science Katharina Fegebank on Friday evening, 8 May...7 May 2020|ResearchResearch on the World’s Most Venomous SpiderPhoto: Peter Michalik, Universität GreifswaldAccording to the Guinness Book of World Records, this is the most dangerous spider in the world—its venom can kill people in less than an hour. And...9 April 2020|Exhibition#closedbutopen: Our digital museum’s offersPhoto: Absolute Software GmbHWe are bringing the Zoological Museum directly to your living room via your monitor: for example, you can follow Humboldt on his expedition to South...9 April 2020|ResearchDinosaur research at LIBPhoto: Foto: UHH, KröningerIs this Hamburg dinosaur group a family consisting of a mother, a father, and offspring? Did young and old even live together? And what did they eat...Show all news
