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Preparations for a new museum building and permanent galleries scheduled to open in 2027 gave researchers an unusual chance to study the specimen in greater detail using high-resolution CT scanning.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

At first glance, he thought he was looking at a specimen that had been sick or injured rather than a new species.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Each specimen can be scanned in about 45 seconds, allowing researchers to digitize entire museum collections far more efficiently than would otherwise be possible.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026

Over the next two years, it is hoped that more than 1.2 million specimen records from 23 museums and herbaria will be added to a central England hub.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

This specimen carries her parasol on her left, toward the gate and her fiance, though the sun inflames her right.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

"I'm really more of a paleoecologist, paleogeographer, not a taxonomist," says Dr. Cruz, who noticed unusual features in the Tar Pits specimens that distinguished S. labreae from known spadefoot toads.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

The findings demonstrate how valuable it can be to revisit unprepared specimens stored in museums and research collections.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

He then compared the collection with the 80 specimens at the Herpetology Collection at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

For all the examples raised here, museums are inherently safe places for specimens.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

This request, too, the lawyers refused, much to the regret of Milton Greeman, curator of Wistar’s renowned collection of medical specimens.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson