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 […]

7th edition of the Nat award honours Ann Druyan, one of the top science popularizers of our time. The writer, screenwriter and producer was creative director of the Voyager Golden Records (NASA), a compilation of sounds and images representative of humanity intended to inform any possible extraterrestrial civilisations about human culture. Ann Druyan co-wrote – with […]

Music in all its genres and styles, popular culture and street arts  will once again take centre stage in the programme of activities to celebrate La Mercè in Barcelona, with the festivities taking place from 20 to 24 September. On Tuesday, September 24, Open Doors to all Museum locations! Also take the opportunity to enjoy […]

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 […]

Individual voice could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say Parrots are exceptional talkers. They can learn new sounds during their entire lives, amassing an almost unlimited vocal repertoire. At the same time, parrots produce calls so they can be individually recognized by members of their flock—raising the question of […]

Let’s continue with the Types of MCNB, specimens of current or fossil fauna that have been used to describe a new taxon, species or subspecies, in most cases. The museum preserves a very valuable part of the insect collection made by Longí Navàs i Ferrer (Cabacés, 1858-Girona, 1938), a Jesuit priest and great naturalist, a […]

The genetic patterns found could be used to identify other endangered insects The study, led by researchers from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE, CSIC-UPF), and the Museum of Natural Sciences in Barcelona, has succeeded in sequencing the complete genome of the Xerces Blue butterfly, the first butterfly to become extinct in historical times. This […]