Museum collections remain essential scientific resources, especially when revisited using modern analytical techniques. In an interdisciplinary study, we examined the overlooked amber collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), polymath and pioneer of art and natural science. Using synchrotron-based…
London: Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature, 2026-01-22
As the only direct records of the history of evolution, it is critical to determine the geological source of biota-bearing fossils. Through the application of synchrotron-radiation micro-computed tomography (SR-μ-CT), Fourier-transformed infrared-spectroscopy (FT-IR), visual evaluation of ultraviolet…