Q. I have a “Little Red Riding Hood” cookie jar that has been in my family since the early 1900s. It is in mint condition and I would love to know what it is worth. It is marked on the bottom, ...

This article was originally published on Undark. In a dusty room in central Florida, countless millipedes, centipedes, and other creepy-crawlies sit in specimen jars, rotting. The invertebrates are ...

In natural history museums around the world, more than 100 million specimens are preserved in all kinds of fluids – but it’s often a mystery what they are. A new technique allows curators to reveal ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Office of the Registrar initiates ...

UK researchers have successfully analyzed preservatives within some of Charles Darwin's historic specimen jars without opening the containers. A team from life-science equipment vendor Agilent ...

Scientists have examined nearly 200-year-old biological specimens collected by Charles Darwin during his famous voyage on HMS Beagle, without opening the jars that have preserved them for generations.