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.

Scientists work to help relocate colleagues who lost everything.