From centuries-old specimens to entirely new types of specialized collections like frozen tissues and genomic data, the Museum's scientific collections (with more than 33,000,000 specimens and artifacts) form an irreplaceable record of life on Earth, the span of geologic time, and knowledge about our vast universe.

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Shelf Life is a collection for curious minds—opening doors, pulling out drawers, and taking the lids off some of the incredible, rarely-seen items in the American Museum of Natural History.
Over the next year, Shelf Life will explore topics like specimen preparation, learn why variety is vital, and meet some of the people who work in the Museum collections.

For more, visit http://www.amnh.org/ShelfLife

Series Trailer
   • Science Collections For Curious Minds...  

Episode 1: 33 Million Things
   • 33 Million Things - Shelf Life #1  

Episode 2: Turtles and Taxonomy
   • Turtles and Taxonomy - Shelf Life #2  

Episode 3: Six Ways to Prepare a Coelacanth
   • Six Ways To Prepare a Coelacanth - Sh...  

Episode 4: Skull of the Olinguito
   • Skull of the Olinguito - Shelf Life #4  

Episode 5: How To Time Travel To a Star
   • How To Time Travel To a Star - Shelf ...  

Episode 6: The Tiniest Fossils
   • The Tiniest Fossils - Shelf Life #6  

Episode 7: The Language Detectives
   • The Language Detectives - Shelf Life #7  

Episode 8: Voyage of the Giant Squid
   • Voyage of the Giant Squid - Shelf Lif...  

Episode 9: Kinsey’s Wasps
   • Kinsey's Wasps - Shelf Life #9  

Episode 10: The Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch
   • The Dinosaurs of Ghost Ranch - Shelf ...  

Episode 11: Green Grow the Salamanders
   • Green Grow the Salamanders - Shelf Li...  

Episode 12: Six Extinctions In Six Minutes
   • Six Extinctions In Six Minutes - Shel...  

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