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  1. The earlier birds pair, the better they fare

    News
    27/02/2021 The breeding season may seem worlds away amidst the recent winter cold, but a research team led by Antica Culina has found that the earlier in the year great tits meet their 'spouse', the more likely they are to breed successfully.
    Koolmees in de sneeuw

  2. Clever songbird's genome may hold key to evolution of learning

    Press release
    The great tit has revealed its genetic code, offering new insight into how species adapt to a changing planet. Initial findings suggest that epigenetics – what’s on rather than what’s in the gene – may have played a key role in the evolution of the ability to learn. And not just that of birds...
    Koolmees

  3. Evolution in your back garden – great tits may be adapting their beaks to birdfeeders

    Press release
    British enthusiasm for feeding birds may have caused UK great tits to have evolved longer beaks than their European counterparts, according to new research. The findings, published in Science, identify for the first time the genetic differences between UK and Dutch great tits which researchers were then able to link to longer beaks.
    KoolmeesVoerDennisvdWater

  4. New UN environment report tackles 'mismatches' and other emerging concerns

    News
    The latest UN Environment Frontiers Report has been launched in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
    Frontiers 2022 Rapport (banner)

  5. Highlights

    A few highlights of the NIOO-KNAW building.
    Buitenkant van het NIOO-KNAW gebouw

  6. Nature research and society

    NIOO has a vigorous and long-standing commitment to societal impact. Not only is NIOO housed in a sustainable building designed to translate our ecological principles in terms of architecture and construction, we also have a number of units that are tailor-made for disseminating our ecological knowledge to specific target groups, we have a very active outreach policy, and we actively involve citizens in our research through large-scale citizen-science projects.
    Algenbioreactor voor afvalwaterzuivering

  7. Floor = hot = cold

    With hot and cold water led through pipes in the concrete floors, we keep the temperature nice and constant.
    Koeltorens

  8. Letting in the light

    How can we make sure there's enough daylight to work comfortably but not too much sun?
    Buitenkant van het NIOO-KNAW gebouw

  9. Green roof 2.0

    Imagine an oasis of green high above the bustle of urban life… at NIOO, nature's going through the roof!
    Het groene dak van NIOO-KNAW

  10. Plants provide power

    Need a place to recharge your phone? Our roof features 25 m2 of energy-producing green!
    Planten op het groene dak van NIOO-KNAW