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    National Museums Scotland acquires Andrew Lamb's award-winning IRN-BRUooch
    (2026)
    Rothwell, Sarah
    Irn-Bru's status as an internationally recognised Scottish brand is well established, but the idea that a discarded drinks could be turned into an award willing piece of jewellery, that celebrate technological innovation as well as Scottish cultural identity, may surprise several JHT readers. National Museums Scotland recentlyt acquired IRN-BRUooch through the Contemporary Art Society's Omega Fund, which was created to support the acquisition of high-quality contemporary craft for public institutions, ensuring that diverse and modern piecess are accessible to the public across the UK.
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    The Duntulm sauropod tracksite and environmental partitioning in Middle Jurassic dinosaurs on the Isle of Skye, Scotland
    (2026-09-21)
    dePolo, Paige E
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    Brusatte, Stephen L
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    Challands, Thomas J
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    Foffa, Davide
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    Wilkinson, Mark
    Dinosaur fossils from the Isle of Skye (Scotland, UK), particularly the abundant trace fossil record, provide a window into dinosaur evolution during the poorly known Middle Jurassic. Here we present a comprehensive description of the Duntulm tracksite from Cairidh Ghlumaig Bay, using aerial photography to provide whole site maps, catalogue the tracks, and identify trackways. The tracksite is located in rocks deposited in a shallow lagoonal environment and is dominated by small- to medium-sized (<75 cm) sauropod footprints spanning several preservation styles, from casts with details of toes to impressions with less distinct features. Several short, narrow-gauge trackways indicate that the sauropods were moving with a walking gait and the wide range of orientations of the trackways does not indicate any gregarious behaviour. Sparse, isolated theropod footprints are also present along the Duntulm coastline. The abundance of sauropod footprints at this locality prompts an examination of the substrate preferences of Skye's dinosaurs. We surveyed all currently known dinosaur tracks from the island and statistically analysed the relationship of trackmaker with substrate. This analysis indicates that Skye's sauropods had a preference for lagoonal substrates whereas ‘non-sauropod’ dinosaurs (theropods, thyreophorans and ornithopods) are more abundant in subaerially exposed mudflats. We argue that this signal is robust, but this pattern can be further tested as more footprints are discovered on Skye.
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    Two New Species of Lonchaeidae (Diptera: Schizophora) from Guadeloupe
    (2026)
    MacGowan, Iain
    Two new species of Lonchaeidae in the genus Lonchaea, namely Lonchaea desirade sp. nov. and Lonchaea minutissima sp. nov., are described from the island of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea. The genitalia of the new species are figured, and comparison is made with other similar species in the Neotropical fauna. Previous lonchaeid records for the Caribbean islands are reviewed.
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    Museum specimens reveal the genomic consequences of long-term population decline in an insect pollinator
    (2026-09)
    Mullin, Victoria E
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    Merchant, Hana N
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    Arce, Andres N
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    Nash, Will
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    Notton, David G
    Global insect pollinator populations are under threat, with reported declines attributed to increasing habitat loss, pesticide use, and disease. Tracking how genetic diversity has changed over time could reveal the rate and extent of these declines, and the adaptive capacity of affected species—providing an important complement to habitat-based conservation efforts. However, few studies have been able to reconstruct suitable historical baselines to link genomic changes with population change. Here, we use whole genome data from 101 museum specimens of the declining moss carder bumblebee (Bombus muscorum) collected across Britain and Ireland between 1894 and 2019 to reveal a dramatic drop in genetic diversity over the last century. We find a substantial (∼24.6%) reduction in genome-wide heterozygosity across Britain during this period. In England and Wales, where habitat fragmentation is most pronounced, we observe a 2.86-fold increase in runs of homozygosity, commensurate with population fragmentation and isolation. Our results reveal the extent to which human-induced environmental change can lead to severe decadal-scale genomic erosion in a functionally important insect. Identified using DNA from historic museum collections, our approach has widespread applicability for insect conservation and understanding the evolutionary consequences of environmental change.
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    Rediscovery of the holotype of Canis anthus
    (2026-06-10)
    Kitchener, Andrew C
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    Armand, Lucile
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    Veron, Géraldine
    The recent splitting of the golden jackal, Canis aureus, into two species, including the African (golden) wolf, has resulted in uncertainty over which species name should be used for this taxon. Canis anthus Cuvier, 1820 is the earliest name based on a female from Senegal, but there is uncertainty as to which species this represents, because the whereabouts of the holotype are unknown. Instead, many recent authors have proposed using Canis lupaster Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833, because the holotype is extant and represents the African wolf as now understood. In this paper, we present evidence that a mounted skin of a female canid from Senegal in the collection of the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle is most likely the missing holotype of C. anthus. Therefore, we recommend that the species name for the African wolf should be C. anthus and that C. lupaster is a junior synonym.
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    'Printing and lusturing on china and earthenware by means of electricity': the invention of Robert Smith of Blackford, Perthshire
    (2026)
    Haggarty, George R
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    Goodby, Miranda
    Robert Smith (1806—1892) is a neglected Scottish polymath who researched, lectured and published constantly — and Widely — on a variety Of subjects in his native Scotland, but who is virtually forgotten today. His method Of printing and lustring on pottery by means of electricity is printed in full in the Appendix at the end of this paper. It has not been possible to identify any Scottish pottery decorated by this method and it would be interesting to discover to what extent it was adopted as a practical means of decoration by either of the two large Glasgow companies Who, at that period, were producing porcelain.
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    Queering Tartan: Contemporary Collecting Case Studies
    Maxwell, Mhairi
    Catherine Opie's portraiture invites us to explore how tartan has also been used to challenge convention. Tartan's 18th and 19th century associations with royal and regimental elites, alongside romantics and rebels, has been continually reinterpreted by modern makers, designers and wearers. Dr Mhairi Maxwell, Curator, Modern and Contemporary History, National Museums Scotland will explore case studies drawn from National Museums Scotland's collections of tartan dress used as a symbol of both political and personal identity today.
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    Scottish killer whale research
    Hantke, Georg
    Join us at 7pm for a special talk from Georg Hantke, Senior Vertebrate Preparator at the National Museum of Scotland. Georg will be talking about some exciting Scottish killer whale research and will bring along some spectacular specimens from the museum. It's been 10 years since Lulu, one of the female West Coast Community killer whales, was found dead on Tiree, we reflect on what has been learnt about this unique pod.
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    Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country – Stories Behind the Exhibition (Entangled Knowledges project at a public symposium)
    Kitchener, Andrew C
    This half‑day symposium invites the Albany community to come together with Menang Elders, knowledge‑holders, researchers and museum practitioners to explore the stories, relationships and careful work that shaped the Kalyagul: Connections to Menang Country exhibition. Drawing on collections held in Australia and the UK, the exhibition places Menang voices, cultural knowledge and connections to Boodja/Country at its centre. These collections—often described as “natural history”—hold deep knowledge about Menang Country, its plants, animals, seasons and stories. The symposium opens up how this knowledge was recognised, respected and brought forward through a collaborative process led by Menang community members. Across the afternoon, speakers will reflect on the challenges and opportunities of working with historical collections in a decolonising way. This symposium is an opportunity for both Aboriginal and non‑Aboriginal community members to hear directly from those involved, learn about the relationships behind the exhibition, and consider how museums can better honour the knowledge, authority and ongoing custodianship of Menang people.
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