NHCMjournal
@NHCMjournal
Open-access peer-reviewed journal for research, discussion & innovation of natural history collections. Now on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nhcm.pensoft.net
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Researchers have discovered three new orchid species - each utilising an unusual method of asexual reproduction known as prolification - from the cloud forests of Costa Rica and Panama. 🇵🇦🇨🇷 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/06/02/thr… #Orchidaceae
Hades, god of the dead and king of the underworld, now has another title to add to his resume: deep-sea isopod. Read about five new #isopod species named after Greek mythological figures on the @Pensoft blog! 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/25/had…
Two new pirate spider species have been discovered in China. 🏴☠️ 🔗 Learn all about them on the @Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/11/new…
"Imagine walking into a museum and realising that every specimen... is part of a vast, interconnected web of knowledge." Julia Sigwart (@sigwartae) introduces the concept of 'collectomics' in this guest post on the @Pensoft blog. 🔗 blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/03/eve…
Welcoming four new subject editors at Natural History Collections and Museomics. nhcm.pensoft.net/news/809
An incredible (but Critically Endangered) new Thismia species has been discovered in Peninsular Malaysia. 🔗 Learn about it on the @Pensoft blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/04/01/new…
📢 Deadline extension! ⏳ 30 April 2025
📢Initiated at the last @EntCollNet annual meeting, this topical collection welcomes contributions about #specimens curated for public education & awareness. ⌛️31 March 2025 👌No #APCs 🤗Open to anyone, incl. non-members! #entomology #scicomm #scholcomm nhcm.pensoft.net/news/768
A deep dive into historical specimens reveals the isopod genus Merulanella needs a taxonomic overhaul, with new genera proposed. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.2…
This collection description of Mutilla europaea deposited in Sweden's major Natural History Museums reveals the geographical distribution and frequency of the species in southern Sweden. doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.2…
Antonio Carruccio built Italy’s first specimen-based ornithology program in Rome (1883–1914), blending science, citizen engagement, and early conservation efforts. 🔗doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.2…
🆕Latest addition to the @DiSSCoEU collection presents a full cost analysis of #DiSSCo: a distributed #research #infrastructure characterised by its decentralisation. To do this, the team developed a cost calculation methodology. 🔓Project Report: doi.org/10.3897/rio.11….