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Two women sitting at a desk with many jars of invertebrate research specimens

Meet our 2023 Collections Interns

August 23, 20223

 

Several invertebrate specimens such as starfish, crabs, and mollusks

Arctic Explorations at the National Museum

March 1, 2023

 

A woman and a man in a crayfish costume posing behind a public outreach display at the Natural History Museum

The Year of the Crayfish

November 14th, 2022

 

A group of people posing on a set of stairs

It Was the Summer of '65

April 18, 2022

 

Scans from a book including photographs of an octopus

Wonder What Specimens Were Collected by John Steinbeck?

November 15, 2021

 

A close up of a leech in a dish

Bloodsuckers!

October 27, 2021

 

A yellow sea sponge and a pink starfish

Deep Sea Doppelgangers: SpongeBob and Patrick Spotted

August 23, 2021

 

Printed award for Chad Walter placed on the beach

Chad Walter Takes Home a WoRMS Award

July 2, 2021

 

Mary Rice

Remembering Mary Rice

June 8, 2021

 

A man sitting down on the beach with the ocean behind him

Spotlight: Klaus Ruetzler

April 8, 2021

 

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