specimens

OpenVertebrate Presents a Database of 13K 3D Scans of Specimens

This Innovative Device Allows South American Paleontologists to Share Fossils With the World. PaleoScan offers scientists at far-flung institutions a less expensive way to digitize their collections and preserve at-risk specimens of fish, turtles, pterosaurs and more.

New hope for resurrecting extinct plants. With new tech, botanists are proposing what was once thought impractical: reviving long-lost plant species by using dried seeds from specimens. The challenges are daunting, but researchers are now searching for the best de-extinction candidates.