They are smaller than a millimeter, yet they can play an enormous role in science: tardigrades. These tough little organisms can survive extreme conditions and are found all over the world, from the Himalayas to the deep sea. Thanks to a remarkable…

On Saturday, October 11, 2025, Naturalis opens 'The forest of Suriname'. The exhibition shows how Indigenous people and Maroons live in spiritual harmony with the forest. This offers an inspiring and broader perspective on nature conservation, which is now…

Foraminifera - small but incredibly important marine organisms - spend their lives together with two types of roommate: algae and bacteria. They are very picky when it comes to the algae, but open minded when it comes to the bacteria. Understanding this…

The Dutch government has decided to return the Dubois Collection to Indonesia. This decision was made by the Minister of Education, Culture, and Science, Gouke Moes, based on the recommendation of the independent Colonial Collections Committee. Naturalis…

“This lemur is brown.” These kinds of old, concise notes were often encountered by Pepijn Kamminga, collection manager of the bird and mammal collection, when he and his colleagues compiled the first type catalogue for the mammal collection of Naturalis…

The giant panda is the icon of nature conservation. From September 5, a panda has been added to the Naturalis museum collection. The panda will be on display in the exhibition hall Leven until the start of January. The object is on loan from the Muséum…

Marcel Beukeboom will take up the position of general director of Naturalis Biodiversity Center on September 8, 2025. He succeeds Edwin van Huis, who has been at the helm of Naturalis for 14 years and is now retiring.

Each summer, a team from Naturalis Biodiversity Center travels to the United States to dig for dinosaur fossils, and this year is no different. Right now, a team of paleontologists and preparators of Naturalis’ dinosaur lab is excavating a fossil site in…

Tiny organisms called foraminifera can be incredibly useful for protecting coral reefs. Promovenda Elsa B. Girard developed a method to study them more efficiently. “This way, you can act before the corals are impacted.”