Nature's memory : behind the scenes at the world's natural history museums

Ashby, Jack2025

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In this book, zoologist Jack Ashby shares hidden stories behind the world's iconic natural history museums, taking us on a tour of their many wonders - from enormous mounted whale skeletons to cabinets of impossibly tiny insects. Look closely, and all is not as it seems: these museums are not as natural as we might think. Over ninety-nine percent of museum collections are held in immense, unseen storehouses. And it's becoming clear that these institutions have not been as honest about their complex histories as they should be. Yet Ashby also shows that natural history museums are the only museums that can save the world - it is just starting to be understood that their vast collections are indispensable resources in the fight against biodiversity loss and climate catastrophe.