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An open museum for the living and mineral world.

Clio Online Museum is a public place for citizens, researchers, educators and collecting institutions to work side by side around wildlife sightings, field observations, specimens, images, samples and careful identifications across biology, geology, freshwater, saltwater, microscopy and astronomy.

  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Reptiles & amphibians
  • Insects & invertebrates
  • Plants & trees
  • Fungi
  • Marine & freshwater life
  • Microscopy
  • Geology
  • Astronomy

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A public foundation for careful STEM practice.

Observe

Bring field notes, specimens, images, measurements and the context needed to understand them.

Document

Use shared vocabularies, declared methods, licences and uncertainty rather than leaving evidence implicit.

Interpret

Compare sources, explain your identification and keep uncertainty visible as evidence develops.

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Observed · Verified · Archived

An open museum for the living and mineral world.

Clio Online Museum is a public place for citizens, researchers, educators and collecting institutions to work side by side around wildlife sightings, field observations, specimens, images, samples and careful identifications across biology, geology, freshwater, saltwater, microscopy and astronomy.