Treasures of scientific history could be hiding in plain sight

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NEWS AND VIEWS 24 February 2026 A reader calls for museum curators to look for historic scientific apparatus, and a landmark treaty aims to protect the Mediterranean from pollution, in our weekly dip into Nature’s archive. 50 years ago Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription 27,99 € / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 185,98 € per year only 3,65 € per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Additional access options: Log in Learn about institutional subscriptions Read our FAQs Contact customer support doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00298-1This article features text from Nature’s archive. By its historical nature, the archive includes some images, articles and language that by twenty-first-century standards are offensive and harmful. Find out more. Related Articles See all News & Views Subjects Latest on: History Policy Iron Age mass grave reveals unprecedented violence against women and children News 23 FEB 26 Student dilemma: physical science or physical education? News & Views 17 FEB 26 Ten years since the first reported observation of gravitational waves News & Views 11 FEB 26 Pop-up journals for policy research: can temporary titles deliver answers? Nature Index 25 FEB 26 We need a global assessment of avoidable climate-change risks Comment 25 FEB 26 Defunding Chile’s climate research will undermine science and the region Correspondence 24 FEB 26