National Museum of Natural History

Where am I? > Home > About us > News

News | Archive (8)

News stories archive [chronologically, reverse order] (Page 8)

Assoc. Prof. Petar Shurulinkov was awarded posthumously in the “Person of the Year” competition for 2023 by the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee
(15 December 2023) — On 12 December 2023, for the sixteenth time in a row, the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee held the ceremony of awarding the “Person of the Year” awards to activists and representatives of organisations and institutions who have worked over the past 12 months for human rights,…

The first review of the cave fauna of Costa Rica, with new data on underground animals from unexplored caves, was conducted by scientists from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
(12 December 2023) — Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Simov and Stanimira Deleva, an associated researcher at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, together with their colleagues from Costa Rica, summarise all data on the underground fauna of this “hotspot” for global biodiversity in a publication…

The Day of the National Revival Leaders sees the end of the expedition to Vietnam organised by the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(3 November 2023) — On 1 November 2023, after almost three weeks of joint work with Vietnamese colleagues from Hanoi Pedagogical University No. 2 Xuan Hoa, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Simov, Assoc. Prof. Rostislav Bekchiev, Assoc. Prof. Mario Langurov from the…

Stefaniya Kamenova has been selected as a Citizen Science Ambassador for Bulgaria as part of the European Citizen Science Project
(1 November 2023) — Stefaniya Kamenova, PhD has been officially selected as a Citizen Science Ambassador for Bulgaria as part of the European Citizen Science Project. The project is funded by the European Union and its main objective is to coordinate and unify fragmented citizen science efforts across…

The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia and the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Publishing House presented a book “Panorama of Bulgarian Zoology” by Petar Beron, Professor Emeritus of the Museum
(4 October 2023) — On 3 October 2023, at 17:30, in “Prof. Marin Drinov” hall of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, zoology connoisseurs, colleagues and friends of Petar Beron gathered for the presentation of his latest book — “Panorama of Bulgarian Zoology”…

Meeting with the scientists of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia in the European Researchers’ Night
(2 October 2023) — On 29 September 2023 at 18:00 in the foyer of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia was opened a temporary exhibition “Contemporary challenges for Bulgarian biospeleology”, dedicated to the centennial of Bulgarian biospeleological research…

Establishment of a Bulgarian Consortium on DNA Barcoding — Bulgarian Barcode of Life with scientists from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
(29 September 2023) — On 27.09.2023 at the Prof. Marin Drinov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences was held the National Symposium “Establishment of a Bulgarian Consortium on DNA Barcoding — Bulgarian Barcode of Life”. The symposium aimed to present the existing initiatives and organisations…

Prof. Nikolay Spassov was elected a member of the European Academy of Sciences
(22 August 2023) — At its regular meeting in August 2023, the Scientific Council of the European Academy of Sciences elected Prof. Nikolai Spassov as its member (fellow) in the Social Sciences and Humanities Division for his research on the early evolution of humans. Prof. Spassov is the third Bulgarian…

Short report on the 6th Palaeontological expedition of the National Museum of Natural History — BAS to the Upper Cretaceous vertebrate locality in the vicinity of the town of Tran
(14 August 2023) — The 6th Palaeontological expedition to the fossil site with dinosaur and other vertebrate fauna of Late Cretaceous age near the town of Tran took place between 2nd and 11th August, 2023. The team was led by Assoc. Prof. Latinka Hristova from the National Museum of Natural History…

National Museum of Natural History, Sofia presents interdisciplinary projects of visual artists and scientists
(18 July 2023) — In the period 17—31 July 2023, museum visitors can view the works of students from the National Academy of Art, Sofia (NAA), created under the mentorship of academic supervisors with the Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS)…

— 206 stories

First Previous Page 8 of 21 Next Last