A study reveals the Pyrenean origins of the palmate newt following the Ice Age The research identifies Andorra and neighbouring valleys as key areas for the species’ recolonisation of Europe An international team of scientists, led by the Natural Science Museum of Barcelona and the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE) – a joint institute of […]

In an era of open science and major environmental challenges, scientific journals are fundamental vehicles for generating, validating and disseminating scientific knowledge. They connect the global research community, ensure the quality of scientific content through peer review, and enable scientific advances to reach experts, managers, and policymakers alike. One of the most widely used indicators […]

The Barcelona CryoZoo is a one-of-a-kind project aiming to safeguard and study biological material from a wide range of animal species – especially those at risk of extinction – in order to preserve and better understand the planet’s biodiversity. Born out of an initiative by the Barcelona Zoo Foundation, a space managed by BSM through […]

Research published today in Nature, co-led by Carles Lalueza-Fox, director of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona, offers an unexpected new insight into one of the most influential maritime cultures in history. An international team of researchers, co-led by Carles Lalueza-Fox, director of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona, has studied the genome […]

The article, published in the scientific journal Insect Systematics and Diversity, analyzes for the first time the evolution of the ability to document the diversity of arthropods in Spain. Amid the global biodiversity crisis, a scientific study warns of the loss of capacity of the Spanish State to document its rich diversity of insects. The […]

The Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona has actively participated in the design of the Intersectoral Plan for the Conservation of Wild Pollinators in Catalonia (PIPOL). Berta Caballero, curator of arthropods at the Museum, is a member of the intersectoral work commission (CIT) that has contributed to the development of the Plan. This initiative, promoted by […]

Every year, the “Ranking of the World Scientists: World’s Top 2% Scientists” database from Stanford University is published, which highlights the most relevant scientists in the world according to the citations received in their publications. Thus, Carles Lalueza, director of the Museum and researcher of the Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (CSIC – UPF), and Joan […]

The journal Ethology has just published a study by the Natural Science Museum of Barcelona (MCNB) that sheds light on animals’ ability to recognise the dominance signals of other species when in a competitive scenario. Led by the Museum’s Vertebrates Curator, Javier Quesada, the study followed the behaviour of two related bird species that nest […]

An international team led by the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE),in which Bernat Burriel ( the first author of the study, previously a predoctoral researcher at the IBE and currently a researcher at the Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB)) participated, has uncovered a remarkable natural phenomenon: several species of desert-dwelling geckos exhibit striking […]

The National Academy of Lincei has awarded the prize to the IBE researcher for his contribution to the field of Anthropology and Human Evolution. Carles Lalueza-Fox, Principal Investigator at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), and current director of the […]