Join The Scientist on March 19 to discuss Lulu Miller’s book about a determined taxonomist whose life and work constitute a fable illustrating the hazards of categorization.

The Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden is still assessing the damage from a June 15 fire.

Advances in imaging technology over the last century have allowed increasingly sophisticated glimpses into the ancient processes of mummification.

A museum sample of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian crop plant yields genomic information that helps researchers track the plant’s domestication and migration.

DNA analysis of a bizarre, 30-year-old whale skull serves as a reminder of the secrets that museum specimens keep about the natural world.

Scientists extracted 4,500-year-old yeast from Egyptian pottery to use in breadmaking.

The answer has broad implications for paleontology research—and maybe for museum collections, too.

Nine months after a fire destroyed priceless collections, scientists are working restore the archives and keep their research afloat.

Charles R. Knight’s illustrations shaped the public’s view of prehistoric life.