Check out thousands of 3D scans of vertebrate critters for free

Scientists have scanned thousands of natural history specimens, including birds, snakes, and even a whale. You can see them online for free.

Jim Erickson-U. Michigan • futurity
March 8, 2024 ~10 min

Biodiversity collections and apps both have bias

There are biases and gaps in both natural history collections and biodiversity apps like eBird and iNaturalist, research finds.

Holly Alyssa MacCormick-Stanford • futurity
May 11, 2023 ~8 min


New saber-toothed creature turns up in museum

A new kind of new saber-toothed predator was hiding in plain sight: at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

U. Oregon • futurity
Dec. 10, 2021 ~4 min

Teen museum guides can improve your visit

Teen docents can improve the experiences of both young and adult visitors to museums, zoos, and aquariums, research finds.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
July 23, 2020 ~5 min

Spin and explore one of the world’s oldest globes

The Hunt-Lenox Globe is also one of the first to show the New World. See the 3D digital model up close, including its warning that "here be dragons."

Kathleen McGarvey-Rochester • futurity
Feb. 28, 2020 ~7 min

Migratory birds are shrinking as the world heats up

As the world warms as a result of climate change, researchers have found that migratory birds are changing size.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Dec. 9, 2019 ~8 min

Bluetooth reveals how we learn at museums

Researchers are learning more about how different people take in museums and how tech could make their experiences better.

U. Melbourne • futurity
Feb. 8, 2019 ~6 min

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