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Natural History Collections and Museomics
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🏺 For a new permanent exhibition, the Croatian Natural History Museum evaluated nine different silicone, wax, grease, and rubber sealants to find the best option for ground-glass-stopper jars: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.188287
Cc: @tdwg.org, @gbifnorway.bsky.social
🎉 We are delighted to welcome Dr. Srinivasan Pandiarajan as a new Subject Editor for our journal!
➡️ Read more about his expertise here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1228
🦋 Abstract submission for ZoologyCon 2026 is now open!
➡️ Check out our latest news announcement to learn more: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1213
➡️ Official website of ZoologyCon: zoologycon.ro/home/
🐟 Data from major Portuguese natural history collections have been recently analysed, revealing that the country’s freshwater fish biodiversity is not fully represented taxonomically, geographically, or temporally.
Read more: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.186661
Natural History Collections and Museomics
🪸 DNA mini barcoding has been successfully utilised to acquire molecular data from historical octocoral specimens in a zoological collection, overcoming the challenges of severe DNA degradation associated with older samples.
➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.188052
#zoology
🏛️ Happy International Museum Day and a very special 80th anniversary to the International Council of Museums!
✨ Visit our latest blog to explore our "Best of the Archive" collection and find out more about the articles we have selected for this year's celebration:
#InternationalMuseumDay #IMD2026
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.
⏳Deadline: 20 May 2026
👉 See all the details here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1181
🐸 A comprehensive database of over 6,000 amphibian and reptile records from São Tomé & Príncipe has been successfully compiled from historical collections and citizen science data.
➡️ Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.3.184711
#citizenscience
⏰ Deadline approaching!
📆The #TDWG2026 Call for Abstracts closes on 20 May 2026, 23:59 UTC-12.
Submit your presentation or poster for the upcoming conference (21-25 Sep) on the topic: #Research & Robot-ready #Biodiversity #Data Standards.
Learn more here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1181
