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"Fauna Japonica" introduced Japanese fauna to the West on a large scale. Learn more: https://t.co/XZlbuRa8d8 via

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2017-06-23

Beatrix Potter's Little-Known Scientific Studies and Illustrations of Mushrooms https://t.co/3TtFoiFh2v

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2017-04-26

Images from the First Colour Publication on Fish (1754) https://t.co/XawZJhGcGw

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2017-04-20

Fitting with exhibition, I stumbled over this wonderful cartoon today

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2017-03-07

Genuinely excited to announce that I’m taking up a Engagement Fellowship at the ! All the & 🌹

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2017-01-23

Fairies inhabit many corners of The Huntington, including the history of science collections. Wait, what? https://t.co/63mmeLAVOt

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2017-01-12

A celebration of botanical art throughout history: in pictures https://t.co/CmgWcN69LW

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2016-10-27

in 1846, Darwin began his study of barnacles, which would last for 8 years. He included fossil barnacles in this work!

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2016-10-02

William Smith, the Father of English Geology, was born in 1769.

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2016-03-23