Researchers in the UK have now adapted a Raman spectroscopy technique to analyse preservation fluids in specimen jars without ...

Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin’s pioneering voyage, his specimens are still inspiring groundbreaking new science.

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.

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The answers to questions about the origins and evolutionary history of a variety of plant and animals, living and extinct, are hiding in the DNA strands of museum specimens. Scientists ...

DNA in preserved museum specimens can allow scientists to explore the history of species and humanities impact on the ecosystem, but samples are typically preserved in formaldehyde which can damage ...