A type, or type specimen, is the specimen that represents an entire species of animal, plant, fungi or other organism. Find out about the different kinds of type specimens, why they are important and ...

This article was originally published on Undark. In a dusty room in central Florida, countless millipedes, centipedes, and other creepy-crawlies sit in specimen jars, rotting. The invertebrates are ...

Erin Hahn works for the CSIRO Australian National Wildlife Collection. As the climate crisis threatens millions of species worldwide, biodiversity conservation is now an all-hands-on-deck operation.