This view inside some of the most precious and rare museum specimens on Earth is helping scientists to better understand the ...

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More than 500 native plants in San Diego County are held in a Native Seed Bank at the zoo. Those seeds are dried down to a ...

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A butterfly misidentified for years as Common sailer was revealed as Creamy sailer in Chandigarh; a Kalij pheasant's strange presence raises concerns of illegal captivity.

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We take you through some easy techniques to capture images with your microscope, or through a camera or smartphone.

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A university pathology museum has in its collection specimens possibly retained from coronial autopsies without consent. It has prompted an unprecedented investigation by a Tasmanian coroner, and ...

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The bones of a small mystery dinosaur unearthed in Colorado have now been moved to London, England. The naming of the bones, ...