An extraordinary jade vine collected by Museum of Natural History botanists in February 2015 from Mulanay, Quezon in Luzon has just become the newest species of Strongylodon in the Philippines. The new species, Strongylodon juangonzalezii Hadsall, Alejado & Cajano obtained from the Buenavista Protected Landscape in Mulanay has been described...
Two new cricket species from Luzon, Philippines described
Two new species of eneopterine crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Eneopterinae) have been recently described by Jessica B. Baroga, Dr. Sheryl A. Yap and Dr. Tony Robillard in an article published in the journal Zootaxa.
Performer Leah Navarro intros Museum’s film show of “To Live and Be Free”
The UPLB Museum of Natural History got a real treat from the showbiz world in time for its 40th anniversary celebration last 30 September. Singer-performer Leah Navarro, a pop sensation in the 1980s graced the closing of the Museum's anniversary week and introduced the film "To Live and Be Free."
Lopez Elementary school kids get free Museum tour
More than 650 school children from the Lopez Elementary School’s grade levels 4 to 6, accompanied by their teachers, were able to get complimentary tours last 28-29 September at the Museum of Natural History. The free museum tour was a community service initiative of the Museum as part of its...
Museum launches new exhibits for anniversary and Museum and Galleries month
The UPLB Museum of Natural History recently launched its new sets of exhibits and displays and re-opened refurbished areas as part of its 40th anniversary celebration from 26-30 September 2016. The new exhibits have been prepared by the museum’s artists and research and extension personnel also in time for October,...
New cave roach described and named after MNH director
A new species of cave-dwelling cockroach was recently described and named after Dr. Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez, director of the UPLB Museum of Natural History. Nocticola gonzalezi is the newly-described troglobiotic or a true cave-dwelling cockroach in the Philippines. The species was discovered and described by Cristian C. Lucañas and...
MNH announces winners of 40th Anniversary Digital Photo Contest
In celebration of its 40th Anniversary, the UPLB Museum of Natural History launched its first Digital Photo Contest with the theme “Celebrating Philippine Natural Heritage”. The contest aims to feature the richness of Philippine biodiversity and give premium to these natural resources as a heritage to keep.
Museum of Natural History marks 40th year
This year, the UPLB Museum of Natural History (MNH) celebrates 40 years of preserving Philippine natural heritage. In its opening celebration on Sept. 26 at the CAS Auditorium, the MNH looked back on its origins and history with some of its founding members and important personalities.