Nature reports

A large, poisonous frog from Cuba has quietly established itself on the small Caribbean island of St. Eustatius. Researchers have found that the invasive Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) is breeding in and around a..

New research reveals how the increasingly intensive use of grasslands affects insects and other arthropods. Surprisingly, their total number remained stable when land use intensified, but species richness halved. This shows that..

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...

Since 2012, the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) has been conducting research into the effect of artificial light at night on our natural environment. For this research – Light on Nature – streetlights have been..

A new study shows that European butterflies are under increasing threat from a multitude of factors, but especially habitat loss and the warming climate. The new Red List of European butterflies, just published by the..

Followers of posts on social media, as well as citizen scientists, are most motivated by their joint passion for nature. Both groups contribute to research and conservation of urban flora, but with very different activities. This..

Physician and botanist Philipp Franz von Siebold brought unique Asian plant species to Leiden in the 19th century. His legacy shows which plants once played an important role in healthcare. Many of these medicinal plants can be..

Naturalis presents the first type catalogue of its mammal collection: a comprehensive overview of 405 scientific names with their official tangible type specimens. Five years of research have brought together old, often brief..

Using a unique treasure of data, marine biologist Suzanne Poiesz investigated the fish food web in the Wadden Sea between 1946 and the present day. Dissected stomach contents revealed who eats whom. The position of species in that..

Spoonbills spend a large part of the summer outside their protected breeding grounds. After breeding, the migratory birds gather on the mudflats of Lutjewad, on the coast of Groningen. Research by BirdEyes shows the seasonal..