Muzeul de Istorie Naturală Iași

Tardigrade  They are known as the most resilient creatures on Earth. These microscopic beings, also called water bears, can survive temperatures of -272°C, the vacuum of space, and even nuclear...

One of the most moving chapters in Romanian history was written in the heart of the old Natural History Cabinet building in Iași. Here, on the night of 3/15 January...

The immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii)  It has no maximum age, as it can revert to its juvenile stage whenever it is injured or stressed. Thus, it has the biological potential...

At the beginning of 1835, Gaba the elephant, who was on tour in Iași with the Luzzatto circus, died due to the harsh winter. Mihail Sturdza (1794–1884), ruler of Moldavia,...

The Natural History Museum in Iași was founded on 4 February 1834, on the initiative of a small group of members of the Society of Physicians and Naturalists in Iași,...