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 ...

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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 ...

It has catalogued a worldwide collection with an emphasis on New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic area, with specimens dating back to the mid-1800s. The herbarium regularly hosts research visits and ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...