The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is filled with dead animal specimens. Specimens are like a time capsule of information of the living ecosystem, telling a story about how a species ...

Early last year an announcement sent waves through the botany community — Duke University planned to get rid of its herbarium, a collection of more than 800,000 specimens. “I was called into ...

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Furthermore, as Griebeler’s research demonstrated, the herbarium is more than just a repository of plant specimens — it is also a hub of expertise. The knowledge tied to these collections is ...

The study was published in ACS Omega on 21 February 2025. The role of historical specimens and artifacts cannot be overstated. They serve as tangible links to our ancestors, offering a wealth of ...

January 21, 2025 • BREAKING NEWS: An ancient mystery is embedded in the rocks of Montana! What happened to Fly By the Triceratops? The Burke Museum's dig team is hot on the trail of a ...

A podcast for curious kids (and adults) about a collection of spectacular specimens and the stories they can tell us about life on Earth. Join Brandi and Paige as they open drawers, cabinets ...

We can also use herbaria to see how plants change from place to place and through time. In this class, we will cover all aspects of herbarium specimens from making herbarium specimens to record the ...

Preserved in ethanol, these specimens are a window into the marine and freshwater ecosystems of the past. For University of Washington (UW) ecologist Chelsea Wood, however, the most interesting things ...

Herbarium specimens can be used as a historical record of the diversity and distribution of different species, as well as for identification purposes. Additionally, DNA studies can be conducted using ...