You know those scientific displays of labelled insects stuck on pins? Well, they decay over time, and sometimes even get eaten by an insect known as the museum beetle. That's why German scientists ...

A well-curated collection of local grasshoppers is useful for identification and display. Insect taxonomists often identify species by comparing unknown specimens with identified museum specimens.

Glass vials, insect pins, gelatin capsules–even human hair–make these insanely detailed recreations of famous artworks. Dutch Master portraiture from the 17th-Century gets a mind-blowing contemporary ...