2018 (2018)4 December 2018|NewsTreasure of the month December: A deep sea crabPhoto: UHH/CeNak, Anne-Nina LörzIt lives at ocean depths of over 8,000 meters. In freezing cold, total darkness, under enormous water pressure and with little food supply, the...1 November 2018|NewsThe secret of the snail that is not a snailPhoto: UHH/CeNak, WiggeringSmall, gray, inconspicuous - but a shining example of the miraculous workings of evolution. Our treasure of the month November is the young of the...4 October 2018|NewsTreasure of the month October: The green toadPhoto: Max KesbergerAs the days grow shorter and autumn arrives, not only hares and hedgehogs prepare for winter, but also the lesser-known green toad (Bufotes...3 September 2018|NewsTreasure of the month: Ice age bear with living genetic materialPhoto: UHH/CeNakThe bones and teeth found in a cave in Franconian Switzerland in 1771 were initially attributed to polar bears by the naturalist and theologian Johann...3 September 2018|NewsTreasure of the month September: Ice Age bear with living genetic materialPhoto: UHH/CeNakThe bones and teeth found in a cave in Franconian Switzerland in 1771 were initially attributed to polar bears by the naturalist and theologian Johann...1 August 2018|NewsTreasure of the month August: The American BisonPhoto: UHH/CeNak, KulmusWhere today a strait separates the continents, their ancestors migrated during the Ice Age across the land bridge from Siberia to Alaska. They...1 July 2018|NewsTreasure of the month July: The bumblebee forest hoverflyPhoto: UHH/CeNak, DalsgaardWith their long, sometimes colorful hairs, they look like bumblebees. Yet bumblebee forest hoverflies (Volucella bombylans) are not a little tricky...1 June 2018|NewsTreasure of the month June: Viperfish - predator of the deep seaPhoto: Solvin ZanklWith a body length of up to 35 centimeters, viperfish - like our treasure of the month June - belong to the larger predatory fishes of the deep sea...1 May 2018|NewsTreasure of the month May: A 424 kg thick iron meteoritePhoto: UHH, RRZ/MCC, MentzIn the Museum of Nature - Mineralogy, not only earthly minerals can be marveled at on 500 square meters with around 1500 objects, but there are also...1 April 2018|NewsTreasure of the month April: giant earthwormsPhoto: UHH/RZZ, MentzEarthworms are important soil inhabitants that can contribute significantly to soil quality through their burrowing activity and excretions. Some...More articles