View through the eyepiece of a dissecting microscope showing a group of 25 N. stella foraminifera. Foraminifer are extremely abundant on Earth. Most are only about 300 microns in diameter. Disclaimer: ...

A light microscope image of a planktonic foraminifera (bottom right) surrounded by thin strands of its cytoplasm that extend into the surrounding environment. This living specimen had recently been ...

We are always open to collaborative research opportunities, especially if they have the potential to enhance our understanding of materials within the Museum collections. There are vast numbers of ...

Imagine there are ten different types of shells, each the size of a grain of sand, mixed in the bowl of mud in front of you. You want to find each type of individual shell —what do you do? For ...