Vienna museum catalogue traces lacewing type specimens from Renaissance art to lost treasures
Deep inside the Natural History Museum Vienna, thousands of pinned insects carry the weight of scientific history. A new catalogue ...
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Century-long dataset reveals secrets of one of the world’s rarest tiger moths
A new study compiles over 170 years of records and breeding experiments to uncover the ecology, phenology, and life history ...
Two-century-old flat wasp type specimen restored and redescribed
A nearly two-century-old type specimen of the flat wasp Mesitius ghilianii has been restored using an inexpensive non-toxic protocol and ...
Giant sweat bee with bizarre face weapons discovered in Vietnamese mountains
A previously unknown species of sweat bee has been described from the misty peaks of northern Vietnam, and it is ...
Captive Rearing Reveals a South African Butterfly’s Hidden Climate Flexibility
Captive rearing of South Africa's endemic Dira clytus clytus butterfly has revealed that cold temperatures trigger pupation and that the ...
Why Natural History Museums Are Missing Their Biggest Online Audience
A new argument in Natural History Collections and Museomics proposes that media-based storytelling should become a more prominent application of ...
Inside Vienna’s Vault: 1,282 Snakefly Type Specimens Reveal a Century of Insect Discovery
A new catalogue confirms the Natural History Museum Vienna holds 1,282 type specimens of 75 snakefly species and subspecies, documenting ...
Asian Tarantula Venom Revealed: Climate Maps and Clinical Cases Redefine Bite Risk
Deep in the humid rice paddies and lateritic soils of South and Southeast Asia, a large, dark, hairy spider waits ...
How a Polish Observatory Measured Earth’s Electric Pulse for a Decade Before War Erased It
A new historical study reconstructs the decade of atmospheric electricity measurements at Poland's Świder Observatory from 1929 to 1939, tracing ...
Prison Time May Leave a Lasting Mark on Aging Eyes, Landmark Study Finds
A decade-long national study finds that older Americans with a history of incarceration face a significantly higher risk of progressively ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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