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A monogenean flatworm
Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past
New techniques to quantify what lived in and on preserved animals throw light on how parasite abundance has changed over time.
Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past
Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past

New techniques to quantify what lived in and on preserved animals throw light on how parasite abundance has changed over time.

New techniques to quantify what lived in and on preserved animals throw light on how parasite abundance has changed over time.

natural history

Thomas Clements dissects fish
Researchers Watch Fish Rot, for Science
Mary Bates | Mar 1, 2023 | 4 min read
Recording the pH within decaying organs for the first time, researchers come closer to understanding why some soft tissues are more likely to be preserved as fossils than others.
Q&A: Natural History Museums’ Role in Pandemic Surveillance
Max Kozlov | Jan 21, 2021 | 5 min read
Host vouchering, the practice of preserving species known to harbor infectious diseases, can be used to help determine a pathogen’s source, scientists say.
Octopod Sailors, 300 BC–present
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2020 | 3 min read
Lore has always surrounded argonauts, pelagic octopuses that build shells and travel the seas.
Single-Celled Organism Appears to Make Decisions
Ruth Williams | Dec 5, 2019 | 4 min read
The unicellular species Stentor roeseli performs a form of sequential decision-making to avoid irritating stimuli.
Slideshow: Images from The World Beneath
Richard Smith | Nov 5, 2019 | 2 min read
See a world of undersea splendor through the lens of Richard Smith.
What Was Lost in the Fire that Destroyed Brazil’s Largest Museum
Marcia Triunfol | Sep 4, 2018 | 2 min read
Scientists work to help relocate colleagues who lost everything.
CT Scans Reveal New Muscles in Horseshoe Crabs
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Feb 15, 2018 | 1 min read
The chelicerates’ unique anatomical features make them useful analogs to extinct arthropods.
Image of the Day: Tardigrades!
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Feb 13, 2018 | 1 min read
The microscopic water bears will be featured in an exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History beginning Saturday, February 17.
Water Fleas, 1755
Jenny Rood | Jun 1, 2015 | 3 min read
A German naturalist trains a keen eye and a microscope on a tiny crustacean to unlock its secrets.
The Namer
Kerry Grens | Dec 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Carl Linnaeus's lasting impact on biological science
Aristotelian Biology
Armand Marie Leroi | Sep 1, 2014 | 3 min read
The ancient Greek philosopher was the first scientist.
Tiger Hunt, 1838–1840
Jef Akst | Aug 1, 2014 | 3 min read
Zoologist John Gould undertook a financially risky expedition to document the birds of Australia—and found some unique mammals in a perilous situation.
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