This blog looks at recent research reveals royal connections for an antelope holotype we have in the museum’s collection.
In this month’s Specimen Spotlight, find out what makes the Smithsonian’s Allosaurus specimen so special Jack Tamisiea The museum’s fossil specimen of Allosaurus fragilis is perched like a nesting ...
Scientists have used a laser technique to analyze Charles Darwin’s original Galápagos specimens without opening their nearly 200-year-old jars. By shining light through the glass, the method reveals ...
Erin Hahn works for the CSIRO Australian National Wildlife Collection. As the climate crisis threatens millions of species worldwide, biodiversity conservation is now an all-hands-on-deck operation.