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Author: Sanna Saari

Cuckoo wasps are becoming endangered faster than their host species

A recent doctoral dissertation indicates that populations of cuckoo wasps have markedly declined in Finland since the 1960s. A species …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Who would digitise nature? Over 13 million specimens are waiting

A collection of 13.3 million animal, plant, fungal, mineral and fossil specimens, collected over more than 300 years, is housed …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

340 years of national collections! View the anniversary videos on research (in Finnish only)

In November 2018 the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus celebrated the 340th anniversary of the national collections in natural …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Conservation areas help birdlife adapt to climate change

As the climate warms up, the belts of current climate conditions beneficial to various species move further north, forcing species …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Fiercest solar storm in history dated through trees growing in Lapland

Should a storm of similar magnitude occur now, it would have dramatic consequences, including damage to modern navigation and communication …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Skeleton of a Javan tiger, an extinct species, restored for an exhibition

The skeleton of a Javan tiger, a rare object in museums anywhere in the world, was made part of the …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Researcher exchange provided information on the mass-rearing of insects

In FlyHigh, a project funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme and coordinated by the Finnish Museum of Natural History, …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Lieksa meteorite included in the geological collections of Luomus

In 2017 Pekka Vallimies, a resident of the Finnish town of Lieksa, found a meteorite while picking mushrooms. The Geological …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Great magma eruptions had two sources

Research at Finnish Museum of Natural History may explain controversies related to great magma eruptions. Published on 3 April 2018, …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

Fish the primary source of nutrition in medieval Northern Ostrobothnia, a recent study reveals

Researchers investigated the diet of people buried in the Ii Hamina cemetery from the 15th to the 17th centuries by …

September 10, 2019 Sanna Saari

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Luomus Annual report 2017–2018

This is the annual report of the Finnish Museum of Natural History Luomus featuring the events and highlights of 2017 and 2018.

Editors:
Sanna Saari and Leif Schulman

Citation:
Saari, S. & Schulman, L. (eds.) 2019. Luomus annual report 2017–2018. Finnish Museum of Natural History. Internet publication available at https://yearbook-2017-2018.luomus.fi

Images:
Frontpage, Luomus, Interaction: Laura Sandholm CC-BY, Collections: Sanna Saari CC-BY, Research: Pekka Malinen CC-BY

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