The call for abstracts for the annual conference of #Biodiversity Information Standards @tdwg.org
is now OPEN.
Submit oral presentations, lightning talks, or posters on #biodiversity #data standards and #informatics.
โณDeadline: 20 May 2026
๐ See all the details here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1181
Check out our new paper focusing on unaccessioned herbarium specimens. nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1829...
We found that bryophytes and fungi/lichens were over-represented in the specimen backlog, compared to vascular plants. This highlights the need for more bryophyte and fungi/lichen identification!
๐ซจ 104 million specimens are estimated to sit in #herbarium backlogs worldwide.
A new study surveyed staff at 65 #herbaria about unaccessioned #specimens and #curation challenges. See the reasons and practical strategies for tackling backlogs๐
@leibnizlib.bsky.social
New archival research reveals a power struggle behind the scenes of Bonn's famous Museum Koenig, where Nazi officials attempted to boycott the museumโs foundation.
Read the full paper, which also provides a brief recap of the museum's entomologist Erich Schmidt: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.180615
For decades, a few museum specimens suggested that Ethiopiaโs iconic gelada monkeys once lived west of the Blue Nile Gorge...
However, new research reveals these monkeys were actually mislabeled and collected elsewhere!
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.185998
๐ Latest research in @dissco.bsky.social's #openscience collection illustrates a Machine Learning as a Service approach for quantitative analysis of #herbarium #specimens.
๐ฟ Subsequently, DiSSCO's models are used to calculate surface area of identified #plant organs.
๐ See: doi.org/10.3897/rio....
๐ฆ ZoologyCon 2026 is coming to Bucharest!
Join us 4-7 Nov 2026 for an international congress hosted by Grigore Antipa National Museum of Natural History.
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๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ซ: Reg/Abstracts open
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๐๐๐ญ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ: travaux.pensoft.net/journal_news...
๐งฌ๐ In conjunction with the ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ at @nhmwien.bsky.social, weโre launching a special topical collection.
We invite submissions on:
โจ Technical innovations
๐ Historical DNA
๐ Conservation & policy
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Read more here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1126
#Museomics
A 170-year-old flat wasp specimen was recently restored using an inexpensive ammonia-based protocol. ๐
This study provides the first modern redescription of this rare species.
Read all about it: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.184068
Introducing the Cricut Makerยฎ 3 โ a new tool used to automatically cut precision entomological labels.
This can be used to automate the tedious task of cutting tiny specimen labels, since itโs five times faster than doing it by hand!
Read the full paper here: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.179306
Through examining decades of herbarium specimens, researchers have investigated how bryophyte communities in the southern Appalachians respond to ecological disturbances, like the balsam wooly adelgid invasion.
Learn more: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.175897
๐ฉโ๐ฌHappy International Day of Women and Girls in #Science!
Explore the reflections and visions for the future from our Women Editors-in-Chief.
๐ซWith these insights, we hope to foster a more equitable #scientific community and inspire the next generation of girls to pursue their passions in #STEM.โคต
By screening 4,000 historical insect specimens at the Phyletisches Museum Jena, researchers have discovered rare parasites - including two species never before documented in Germany - hidden within 100-year-old cicadas.
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.173071
@uni-jena.de @mpi-ce.bsky.social
@cbg-uofg.bsky.social
The digitisation and labelling of specimens is a time-consuming and error-prone process as labels are often hand-cut.
This paper proposes a low-cost solution - the Cricut Makerยฎ 3 - which automatically and precisely cuts entomological labels: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.179306
This paper addresses the fundamental challenge with wet collection specimen containers: their loss of stability over time.
Read about how the museum's collection was used to investigate this problem: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.181881
Did you know that the Natural History Museum in London holds a collection of true flies, comprising 2,596 jars of alcohol-preserved material? ๐ซ
@nhm-london.bsky.social
Glass is an important aspect of specimen storage in most major natural history collections ๐ซ
By observing specimens housed in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, this study outlines the impact of glass deterioration on their preservation:
doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.173156
Natural History Collections and Museomics is delighted to welcome Dr. Duc-Anh Nguyen as a new subject editor.
Learn more about his expertise here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1089
๐ซAre you curious to learn how the Museo Anatomico in Naples contributed to the development of #scientific thought and #medical education?
๐Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm...
As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! ๐โจ
๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ editor Alina Freire-Fierro attended the XLIX National Biology Conference in in Latacunga, Ecuador, and promoted our journal.
nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1042
Researchers in Malaysia have discovered an incredible new endemic โfairy lanternโ species with fewer than 20 individuals known to exist in the wild.
๐ Learn all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/12/02/n...
A newly discovered Colombian orchid faces 'foretold' extinction, despite being assessed as โLeast Concernโ according to the IUCN Red List.
Learn about the remarkable species and its Mรกrquez-inspired name on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/19/n...
@wcs.org @rdpalacio.bsky.social
Three newly discovered toad species skip the tadpole phase entirely and give birth to live toadlets! ๐ธ
Learn more about these rare amphibians on our blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/17/t...
The OSCA consortium in Austria unites 14 institutions to digitise and harmonise millions of natural history specimens, building a nation-wide infrastructure for accessible, interoperable scientific collection.
๐ doi.org/10.3897/nhcm...
The tangled history of Liverpoolโs White-eye bird collection illustrates the impacts of war, imperialism, and scientific legacy on museum archives and taxonomy.
๐ doi.org/10.3897/nhcm...
Today, our editor-in-chief Deborah L Paul is at #ECN2025 to represent our journal - make sure to ask her about us if you're there!
We're at #ECN2025 in Portland, Oregon!
We're passionate about entomological collections, which is why we published some of last year's ECN in a special topical collection: nhcm.pensoft.net/topical_coll...
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