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A prominent Polish scientist on a working visit to the National Museum of Natural History — BAS
First fossils of gars in Bulgaria found at the dinosaur fossil locality near the town of Tran, Western Bulgaria
Another successful expedition of palaeontologists from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
New results on the Lombard effect in the echolocation of bats
A novel study discovering unique temperature sensitivity of bat antibodies with key contributions from researchers at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia
New studies with the participation of a Bulgarian scientist refute the claim that the Sahelanthropus from Chad was the first bipedal hominin
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia organised Bulgaria’s first PALEOFEST
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia took place in the scientific conference “Natural History Museums in XXI century”
Council of the European Union adopted Nature restoration law
On 11 June 2024, Dr Nikolai Iliev — “The Doctor,” renowned zooarchaeologist and long term associate collaborator with NMNHS, passed away at 95
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia in the European Night of the Museums
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia took part in the Sofia Science Festival
A prominent Polish scientist on a working visit to the National Museum of Natural History -- BAS

A prominent Polish scientist on a working visit to the National Museum of Natural History — BAS


— 9 September 2024

As part of the inter-academic cooperation of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences with the Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Dr Zbigniew M. Bochenski — one of the world’s leading specialists in the field of palaeornithology — worked at the National Museum of Natural Sciences at the BAS from September 1 to 8…
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First fossils of gars in Bulgaria found at the dinosaur fossil locality near the town of Tran, Western Bulgaria

First fossils of gars in Bulgaria found at the dinosaur fossil locality near the town of Tran, Western Bulgaria

[29 August 2024] — A team of paleontologists led by Assistant Vladimir Nikolov from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) described the first fossil remains of gars found in Bulgaria.…
Another successful expedition of palaeontologists from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia

Another successful expedition of palaeontologists from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia

[15 August 2024] — From 2—10 August 2024 the Seventh Paleontological Expedition of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia (NMNHS) took place at the fossil locality containing remains of dinosaurs…
New results on the Lombard effect in the echolocation of bats

New results on the Lombard effect in the echolocation of bats

[12 August 2024] — Researchers from a large international team, including scientists from the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, have discovered that bats can quickly adjust the loudness of their…
A novel study discovering unique temperature sensitivity of bat antibodies with key contributions from researchers at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia

A novel study discovering unique temperature sensitivity of bat antibodies with key contributions from researchers at the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia

[15 July 2024] — A novel study by Assistant Nia Toshkova and Senior Assistant Dr Violeta Zhelyazkova from the National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, conducted under…
New studies with the participation of a Bulgarian scientist refute the claim that the Sahelanthropus from Chad was the first bipedal hominin

New studies with the participation of a Bulgarian scientist refute the claim that the Sahelanthropus from Chad was the first bipedal hominin

[8 July 2024] — At the very beginning of this century, a sensational finding in Chad was announced, claiming that the fossil 7 million years old hominin (Sahelanthropus) found by a French expedition…
The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia organised Bulgaria’s first PALEOFEST

The National Museum of Natural History, Sofia organised Bulgaria’s first PALEOFEST

[1 July 2024] — Between the 28th and 30th of June, 2024, Burgas witnessed the first PALEOFEST organised by the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia, in partnership with the Regional Historical…
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