Nowadays only digital figures are accepted by the most important journals of taxonomy.
These may be produced by scanning conventional drawings, made with high precision …

The most widely recognized hymenopterans–ants, bees, and wasps or hornets–have long
been part of art, ritual, and folklore worldwide. Both extant and extinct Hymenoptera were …

This case study is applying imaging and analytical techniques from multiple scientific
disciplines to digitise coins and evaluate 3D multi-modal visualisation. Two ancient Roman …

Digitization of natural history collections is a major challenge in archiving biodiversity. In
recent years, several approaches have emerged, allowing either automated digitization …

Planetary extinction of biodiversity underscores the need for taxonomy. Here, we scrutinize
spider taxonomy over the last decade (2008–2018), compiling 2083 published accounts of …

Background Humans impose a significant pressure on large herbivore populations, such as
hippopotami, through hunting, poaching, and habitat destruction. Anthropogenic pressures …

Photogrammetry (PH) is relatively cheap, easy to use, flexible and portable but its power and
limitations have not been fully explored for studies of small animals. Here we assessed the …

Understanding and slowing down biodiversity loss are critical tasks for the survival of our
planet. They are difficult because much of the earth's biodiversity is concentrated in …

Collections of biological specimens are essential in entomology laboratories for scientific
knowledge and the characterization of natural varieties. It is vital to liberate useful …

Methods Eight lightly embalmed postmortem human heads injected with colored silicon
were prepared for dissection. The endoscopic endonasal approach was performed using a …