Eudicella, a genus in the scarab beetle family, is part of a group known as flower beetles. This specimen was collected in what used to be known as the Gold Coast region of West Africa. This ...

Deep in the bowels of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California at Berkeley sits a large cabinet many people would rather not open. You smell it before you see it: an odor so ...

A gorgeous rainbow-tinted beetle has become the six millionth specimen to be digitised by our scientists. The insect not only marks a major milestone, but also highlights the power of digitising our ...

A brightly colored beetle collected by Charles Darwin more than 180 years ago has been identified as a new species after hiding in museum storage for decades. The discovery of Darwinilus sedarisi — ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Beneath the lids of large coolers, thousands of tiny bugs devour the desiccated flesh of mammal carcasses destined for the vast specimens collection at the University of Alaska's ...

A new species of beetle has become the 150,000th specimen registered on the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development's (DPIRD's ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

One Friday afternoon this December, I showed up unannounced at the Academy of Natural Sciences with camera in hand. I challenged myself to work with the museum’s collection managers, curators and ...

When State Library Victoria historian Anna Welch opened the pages of an almost 200-year-old book three years ago, her heart sank and her mouth went dry. The mystery of a series of beetle images cut ...

About 100 million years ago, a tiny beetle flew into a coniferous tree and became engulfed in its resin. Though the tree fell to ruin in a time long forgotten, a drop of its resin fossilized into ...