Family Members Follow Original Asian Giant Hornet to Smithsonian
Scientists plan to analyze the hornets’ DNA to learn more about the invasive species' mysterious arrival.
Unlocking natural history collections is key to monitoring and protecting Earth’s environments using eDNA
This Halloween season, learn how the National Museum of Natural History’s dermestid beetle colony transforms decaying animal carcasses into spotless skeletons.
Almost 40 years ago, Smithsonian zoologist Gary Graves collected tissue samples in the jungle that formed the nucleus of the museum’s DNA collection