You could easily mistake foraminifera fossils for flecks of dust, but these tiny specimens hold big insights about Earth’s climate. Scientific Assistant Bushra Hussaini, researcher Ellen Thomas, Curator Neil Landman, and intern Shaun Mahmood are preserving this invaluable collection.

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For more about how fossil organisms reveal the record of a changing Earth, head over to the episode website: http://www.amnh.org/shelf-life/shelf-...

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1203394. PI: Neil Landman. Co-PI: Ruth O’Leary.

The Microfossil Digitization and Rehousing Project team would like to thank volunteer Linda Scalbom.

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 12 episodes, 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

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   • 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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