A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong.
Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/26/human-animal-communication-step-closer-scientist-wins-prize-for-decoding-birdsong?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #birds
The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has officially adopted the revised ICOM Code of Ethics for Museums, updating the global framework that guides museums and museum professionals worldwide.
https://icom.museum/en/news/the-revised-icom-code-of-ethics-is-officially-adopted/ #globalmuseum #museums#ICOM
⭐ JOB POSTING⭐
Director of Development.
Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West.
Energized by working in the community, the Director of Development will be a passionate, visible, and informed advocate for the Western Spirit Museum effectively engaging existing and potential supporters in its mission and programs. 👇
https://westmuse.org/index%2Ephp/job_board/director-development #globalmuseum #museums #museumjobs #employment
Investigating ancient human DNA preservation on cave walls and in rock art.
Analysing DNA preservation in pigment samples collected in and around 24 rock art panels from 11 caves across Spain and Portugal, including simple marks (from nine sites), hand stencils (Maltravieso Cave, Extremadura, Spain), and figurative paintings (Cave of Altamira, Cantabria, Spain).
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-74234-2 #globalmuseum #RockArt #archaeology
How an advanced civilisation vanished 2,500 years ago.
The Tartessos were a Bronze Age society that flourished in the Iberian Peninsula in southern Spain some 3,000 years ago. They were a near-mythic civilisation, rich in resources and technologies. But the advanced society vanished mysteriously some 2,500 years ago. Researchers are now looking into how and why the Tartessos disappeared.
#globalmuseum #history
The Viking word hidden in the Declaration of American Independence.
From Roman freedom to Viking happiness, the iconic words in the Declaration of Independence reveal thousands of years of humans wrestling with how to live well together – and the power of language to put those ideas into action.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260625-the-ancient-words-in-declaration-of-independence-and-how-they-arrived-in-english #USA250 #Vikings #language
Vatican Museums Launch Major Restoration of Raphael’s Famous Frescoes.
The Vatican Museums launched a restoration of the Renaissance masterpiece this week, unprecedented in scale: more than 20 experts are set to clean the artwork spanning 65 meters (nearly 215 feet) in the Apostolic Palace, also known as the Pope’s residence
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/vatican-museums-raphael-frescoes-restoration-1234790506/ #globalmuseum #art #Vatican #museums
Ghostbusters mistake reflecting pool water for ectoplasmic residue.
The Ghostbusters have mistaken the green algae in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool for ectoplasmic residue, Ray Stantz has revealed.
"“The trip wasn’t a complete waste of time, though. We spotted a massive, orange Class 5 Full Roaming Vapor with tiny hands walking up and down the White House garden"
https://archive.ph/lEn84 #humour #humor #globalmuseum #ghostbusters
It started with a whimsical idea. Why not transform the landmark Science World museum in downtown #Vancouver, the geodesic dome-topped building not far from BC Place stadium, into a gigantic 17-story soccer ball for the World Cup?
https://wtop.com/sports/2026/06/vancouver-turns-its-science-world-museum-into-a-giant-17-story-soccer-ball-for-the-world-cup/ #globalmuseum #museums #WorldCup
Mislabeled saber-toothed cat fossil spent over 50 years hidden in a drawer.
In 2022, Narimane Chatar was a graduate student in #paleontology, visiting the collections of museums around the world with her surface scanner for her research on saber-toothed cats. She was combing through the drawers of the American Museum of Natural History in New York when she stumbled upon something unusual.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/mislabeled-saber-toothed-cat-fossil-142000768.html #globalmuseum #museums #fossils
Portrait of John Owen, the Earliest-Born Person With a Confirmed Date of Birth to Be Photographed, 1843.
John Owen (April 16, 1735 – February 24, 1843) was an American centenarian and veteran from Salisbury, Connecticut. Owen served in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. He may have been the last living veteran of the French and Indian War.
https://www.vintag.es/2026/06/john-owen-1735.html #globalmuseum #photography #history
What is inside the Museum of Utah? An expansive story of the state in 4 parts.
The museum's four sections reflect Utah's many human connections, as well as the things Utahns have built, inspirations from Utah and personal connections with the past.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51538212/what-is-inside-the-museum-of-utah-an-expansive-story-of-the-state-in-4-parts #globalmuseum #museums #Utah
This superb 18th century still-life is not just a random collection of food ~ it’s a visual recipe for a traditional Galician dish. Artist Luis Meléndez highlights the ingredients ~ cauliflower, cod, leeks, eggs, oil, garlic & spices. Try it tonight! (1777)
@artinsociety
https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2019/06/06/broc-and-roll/ #globalmuseum #art #food
While we are on a music kick, lets listen to what ancient Persia sounded like around 1400 BC?
Sarah Parsaei performs on the Arjan harp — a historic instrument with roots going back nearly 3,400 years — in Tehran, Iran.
#globalmuseum #music #Persian #musicalinstruments #history
This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗
So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old!
@55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius
From Curiosity to Collection: The Origins of Cabinets of Curiosity
The National Museums of Ireland's Hannah Preston traces how early “cabinets of curiosity” – eclectic displays of natural wonders, scientific instruments, and global artefacts, evolved from private status symbols into the public collections that shaped modern museums, highlighting the enduring human fascination with collecting and sharing the world’s stories.
https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Registration-Department/Registration-Blog/From-Curiosity-to-Collection?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #museums
A new free exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, Scotland’s First Warriors, opens on Sat 27 Jun. Explore the origins and impact of conflict in prehistoric Scotland, from the Neolithic (late Stone Age) to the Romans. More than 200 objects, including internationally significant archaeological discoveries from Scotland on display for the very first time.
https://www.nms.ac.uk/exhibitions/scotlands-first-warriors?utm_source=globalmuseum #museums #globalmuseum #Scotland
We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammal.
We have discovered a new species in one of Australia’s cutest and fiercest mammal groups: planigales. And we also unearthed a second new planigale species, from a 100-year-old specimen held in a Swedish museum.
https://theconversation.com/we-checked-2000-museum-specimens-and-discovered-a-tiny-new-ferocious-australian-mammal-285697
#globalmuseum #museums #animals
Fossils upend catastrophist narrative that flowering plants flourished only after dinosaur extinction.
A unique cache of plant fossils from volcanic deposits in New Mexico contradicts the common narrative that flowering plants were minor players in Earth's forests until dinosaurs disappeared 66 million years ago.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-fossils-upend-catastrophist-narrative-flourished.html #globalmuseum #fossils #plants
💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🧬🖼️ Researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, #Kew in #London have finished digitizing 7.4 million plant and #fungi specimens.
The massive online #database allows scientists worldwide to analyze historical blooming patterns and identify species at risk of extinction. By using #AI, the team can now distinguish between nearly identical #plants to accelerate global #conservation efforts.
#botany #museum #science #history #data #biodiversity #nature #biology #botanicalgardens #uk #england