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Our Natural Sciences collections cover both life sciences and earth sciences.
We continue to carefully monitor the situation regarding the Covid-19 pandemic. We have implemented a range of safety measures in line with Scottish Government guidelines, and we are able to consider some requests for outgoing loans and also make arrangements for small numbers of visitors to the collections.
If you have any collections-based queries we ask you to contact the relevant curator. If you require any further assistance please contact Dr Nick Fraser by email: nick.fraser@nms.ac.uk.
Our collections are comprehensive in their coverage of the natural world, although Botany is only represented by fossil plants.
Our collections are global in terms of their content and most of the several million specimens held originate from efforts to better understand the Natural World.
Natural Sciences collections are divided into four sections: Earth Systems, Invertebrates, Palaeobiology and Vertebrate Biology.
Our collections and specimens are open to researchers for examination, and we'd be happy to help you conduct research. Please contact our staff to enquire.
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