Label containers clearly on the side, not the lid, with your name and phone number. Include the type of fixative on the container or the submission form, both to ensure proper processing and to help ...

Scientists have used a laser technique to analyze Charles Darwin’s original Galápagos specimens without opening their nearly 200-year-old jars. By shining light through the glass, the method reveals ...

Darwin’s Jars: A Sealed Mystery for Centuries For nearly two centuries, jars dating back to Darwin’s time have jealously ...

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 ...

Springfield, Mass.-based New England Dermatology & Laser Center has paid $300,640 in a settlement over claims that it improperly disposed of specimen containers labeled with patient health information ...