How a 162-Year-Old Specimen Helped Prove the Existence of an ‘Incredulous’ Lizard Species
A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a mysterious Cuban anole
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To Correct Some Fishy Anatomy, Researchers at the National Museum of Natural History Get Inside the Head of a Coelacanth
The new work adds to the legacy of Dave Johnson, a long-time museum curator famed for his detail-oriented research on fishes
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Meet the National Museum of Natural History Volunteer Preserving Prehistory One Microfossil at a Time
Carlos Savignano is part of a dedicated group of FossiLab volunteers preparing Smithsonian fossils for display and future research
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Meet the Scientist Using Micro-CT Scans to Explore Big Questions About Evolution
Corinthia Black studies the anatomical features of fishes and spiders to understand how life on Earth takes shape
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