Museum Research News
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Worldwide Collections Database Maps 1 Billion Objects
Initiative surveyed natural history museum collections in 73 museums as part of new approach to a global collection.
March 23, 2023
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Ancient “Marsupial Sabertooth” Likely Saw in 3D
New study examines how Thylacosmilus, an extinct mammal with eyes positioned like a cow’s, managed to see in 3D anyway.
March 21, 2023
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New Atlas of Insect Respiratory Systems Produced Using CT Scanning
Insect tracheal systems, which are too delicate to dissect and challenging to study, were mapped using micro-CT scanning of 29 species.
March 17, 2023
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Museum Researchers Describe New Species of Nocturnal Primate
New study based on historic museum specimens formally recognizes a second species of pygmy loris.
March 13, 2023
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Catfish Described by Museum Researchers Highlighted in New Species Report
The new freshwater catfish species was the first in its genus to be described from Africa in more than 40 years.
March 3, 2023
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Researchers Count Body Segments of 1,500 Trilobite Species
The number of trilobite body segments have stayed the same over 250 million years, despite shifting positions in the body.
January 6, 2023
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Glassfrogs Hide Red Blood Cells in Liver to “Disappear”
New study shows glassfrogs achieve transparency by storing red blood cells in uniquely reflective livers.
December 22, 2022
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Study Reveals Potential Water Worlds in Kepler-138 System
Twin planets 218 light years away from Earth are likely largely composed of water surrounding a rocky core.
December 15, 2022
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Researchers Produce First Taxonomy for Placozoan Phylum
Scientists categorized tiny amoeba-like organisms into a family tree of new classes, orders, and families in a new animal phylum.
December 9, 2022
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Museum Entomologist Helps Secure NSF Grant to Tackle Insect Decline
Research effort includes formation of an international, cross-disciplinary network to study status of insect populations.
October 18, 2022
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Fish Full of Antifreeze Protein Found Off Greenland
New research on a biofluorescent snailfish reports the highest expression of antifreeze proteins ever observed.
August 16, 2022
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Study Finds T. rex Should Remain One Species
Paleontologists refute earlier claim that fossils classified as the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex represent three separate species.
July 25, 2022