New Featured Exhibit

Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World

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Butterfly
Rainforest

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14th Annual ButterflyFest

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University of Florida Cultural Plaza
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710

Science + Research News

Aug 15, 2019

Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave
Aug 7, 2019

Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network
Jul 26, 2019

25,000 moths from one Florida backyard show how insects change with the seasons
Jul 22, 2019

Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite

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