Citizen Science receives a significant boost Despite the increasing worldwide interest in citizen science, research into the concept itself remains limited. This is the issue a new professorship, possibly the first of its kind worldwide, aims to address.
Disguised as tree bark and another species: Newly discovered gecko is a master of disguise An international team of scientific researchers, among them a University of Copenhagen herpetologist, has discovered a new gecko species in Madagascar that resembles tree bark during the day and had been mistaken for a…
The mystery of the type collections Behind the scenes of natural history museums, large rooms house thousands of specimens that are not on display. Some of these specimens have a special status: they have red labels attached to them. These so-called 'type…
Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey Unparalleled endurance allowed Homo erectus to tire antelopes on the savannah two million years ago. Since then, our prehistoric genetics have been leveraged to compete in the world's toughest bike race. The Tour de…
Perspiration and an ingenious suspension prepared early humans for the yellow jersey Unparalleled endurance allowed Homo erectus to tire antelopes on the savannah two million years ago. Since then, our prehistoric genetics have been leveraged to compete in the world's toughest bike race. The Tour de…
