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The effects of the coronavirus situation at the Luomus public attractions
24.3.2021
Special arrangements and new guidelines for people visiting Luomus. The Natural History Museum and the glasshouses in Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden are open. The outdoor garden in Kaisaniemi and Kumpula Botanic Garden are open normally (updated 9.9..2021).
SYNTHESYS+ funding available to visit LUOMUS collections
23.3.2021
LUOMUS is one of the SYNTHESYS+ organisations and we invite scientists not based in Finland to visit our collections. SYNTHESYS+ Transnational Access call 3, deadline 16 April 2021 (17:00 UK time)
Finnish biodiversity information management inspires globally
26.5.2021
The Finnish solution to include all types of biodiversity data and the whole data life cycle, from collection to use, in the same data infrastructure is unique.
Four lichen species new to science discovered in Kenyan cloud forests
17.3.2021
Some of the newly described lichen species from the Micarea genus may be unique to the biodiversity hotspot that is the Taita Hills in Kenya. The area may contain even more lichen species yet to be discovered.
Vieraslajit.fi, the primary channel for information on invasive alien species, has been renewed
22.1.2021
Data on invasive alien species is more easily and comprehensively available on the updated vieraslajit.fi website. Content providers in the data service, maintained by the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF) and edited by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
Strangers in the night – A new species of mammal may have been found in Africa’s montane forests
22.12.2020
A research team from the University of Helsinki has discovered a tree hyrax in the Taita Hills, Kenya, which may belong to a species previously unknown to science.
“Cradle of Mankind” – can you help to transcribe African vertebrate fossil specimen cards into a database?
18.11.2020
A Memorandum of Understanding has been established between the National Museums of Kenya and the Finnish Museum of Natural History (Luomus). This co-operation between the institutions has enabled a project of entering fossil specimen data into a collection management system.
What kinds of birds do you find especially amazing? Let us know, and take part in a citizen science project
6.11.2020
A new project by the Finnish Natural History Museum at the University of Helsinki lets you rate bird species by their appearance. Try the online app and tell us which birds you find the most beautiful.
The wildlife trade encompasses all major branches of the biological tree of life – but still largely remains a mystery
25.5.2020
The wildlife trade is a multibillion-dollar industry that threatens biodiversity. Exploiting wildlife by selling it, their parts or their products is one of the most profitable activities in the world.
Diverse livelihoods helped resilient Levänluhta people survive a climate disaster
27.4.2020
A multidisciplinary research group coordinated by the University of Helsinki dated the bones of dozens of Iron Age residents of the Levänluhta site in Finland, and studied the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios.
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