Enlighten the Marvels: a new journal dedicated to natural history museums, collections and their role in interpreting a changing world

Abstract

This editorial celebrates the launch of the journal Natural History Collections and Museomics and outlines its primary goals: to serve as a platform for exploring the roles and functions of natural history museums, addressing their opportunities and challenges, and investigating the applications of the scientific collections they curate. The collections and their associated skilled workforce serve as powerful means to study global diversity and, crucially, foster its knowledge, description, conservation, and potential.