News (2021)1 July 2021|NewsCeNak now becomes the Hamburg LIB sitePhoto: LIBBye-Bye CeNak - Moin LIB! With the transition of the Center for Natural History (CeNak) of the University of Hamburg into the Leibniz Institute for...8 June 2021|NewsThe bird of the year moves into its showcasePhoto: UHH/CeNak, WenzelThe robin has taken its throne at the Zoological Museum. In a nationwide vote, it was named Bird of the Year, succeeding last year's turtle dove. In...21 May 2021|NewsZoological Museum reopens on 28 MayPhoto: UHH/Richard HansenFinally! The Zoological Museum will be open again from May 28. The current special exhibition "Eocene - At the beginning of our world" can thus be...9 April 2021|Veranstaltung"Eocene - At the beginning of our world" opened digitally"History does not repeat itself. But we have a responsibility to mitigate these massive changes facing the Earth." With these words, Katharina...8 April 2021|InterviewPaleoclimate research: Back to the futurePhoto: UHH, HansenUlrich Kotthoff looks to the past to gain insights for the future. Pollen grains and single-celled organisms from marine and lake deposits, fossil...26 March 2021|InterviewExhibition design: Between facts and fantasyPhoto: UHH/CeNak, Paran PourThe Eocene is a bygone age that ended about 34 million years ago. How do you bring the nature of this time to life for an exhibition? How do you...3 March 2021|VorankündigungDigital opening of the special exhibition "Eocene. At the beginning of our world"Photo: Collage mit Gastornis, Prachtkäter und Leptictidium, © Tim BertelinkIn every end lies a new beginning - and that is what the Eocene tells us about. During this period, 56 to 34 million years ago, mammals and birds...