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105 Years of Natural History Research
We are continually documenting efforts done since 1908 by the university's men and women.
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Cave Biodiversity Research Program
Caves in the Philippines and the biodiversity they nurture and protect are still undocumented and yet to be fully known. We are leading the way to understand cave biodiversity in key sites so that they will be better used and protected.

Small Islands Biodiversity Research Program
Our more than 7,000 islands and islets are home to diverse communities of species yet to be studied. We are initiating studies which will help island communities appreciate their natural resources.

Integrated Biodiversity Exhibits
Promoting and educating the public on the Philippines' rich flora and fauna is one of our key goals. We are continually building on our collections and presenting them through our dioramas and exhibit displays.

Two new species of sphecid or thread-waisted wasps have been described by UPLB entomologists as homage to Filipino scientists who blazed the taxonomic trail for Philippine Hymenoptera. Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, which includes sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants.
Prof. Kristine O. Abenis and Dr. Ireneo L. Lit, Jr, faculty at the Institute of Biological Sciences, in an interview, were elated to share that their taxonomic review of the wasp collections of the UPLB Museum of Natural History revealed previously unidentified species belonging to the genus Chalybion.
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- Published: 12 May 2020

The all-important "Catalogue of oribatid mites (Acari: Oribatida) from the Malay Archipelago" has been published by taxonomy and systematics journal Zootaxa as a monograph, authored by Professor Emeritus Leonila A. Corpuz-Raros, curator of the UPLB Museum of Natural History, and fellow acarologist Dr. Sergey Ermilov of Tyumen State University, Tyumen, Russia.
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- Published: 11 May 2020

Effective 17 March until 12 April 2020, the UPLB Museum of Natural History shall be closed in line with UPLB Office of the Chancellor Memo No. 48. Services such as tours, access to collections, biological specimen identification and others which require physical entry to the Museum is now suspended until further notice. Protocol for scientific name verification services for UPLB students through online means shall be announced as soon as possible.
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- Published: 16 March 2020

The UPLB Museum of Natural History, UPLB Zoological Society and the Philippine Eagle Foundation bring you the highly acclaimed film, Bird of Prey. Catch it on the following dates and venues:
FREE SCREENINGS
SyenSaya @ Baker Hall, University of the Philippines Los Baños
August 28, 2019 | 2:00 PM
August 29, 2019 | 9:30 AM
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- Published: 12 August 2019

The 11th International Meeting of the Asian Network of Research Resource Centers will be held in the Philippines on 16-19 October 2019 inside the beautiful campus of the University of the Philippines Los Banos!
For important information on the conference, please go to the home site at https://sites.google.com/up.edu.ph/2019-anrrc
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- Published: 16 June 2019

When we think of rodents and mice, we usually think of them as gnawing critters which will bite into anything they can fancy on. We hate them and consider them as pests, specially when they are inside our homes. But these two new species of mice, the first discovered in Mt. Labo, Camarines Sur and the second, in Mt. Mingan, Aurora are not the typical rodents we know.
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- Published: 06 June 2019