Welcome to the Florida Museum blog, a source for news from around the Museum, as well as content curated from other Museum blogs.
We celebrate the extant and extinct species of Florida and the world. We also look at the behind-the-scenes challenges and excitement of life in a museum and research institution.
We think science is pretty cool. And we want to inspire everyone else to get as excited about it as we are.
Cattle DNA: Nicolas and the NSF podcast
Using ancient DNA, researchers determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much earlier in the process of European…
Protecting rare butterflies of Florida’s pine flats and prairies
The Loammi skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi) is a small, wedge-shaped butterfly with stubby antennas and bulbous black eyes in a fuzzy…
Changing Seas and digitizing shell collections
Collecting seashells on the beach is a wildly popular hobby here in Florida. Beyond the sometimes exquisite beauty of these…
Jellyfish and sea turtles with TED-Ed and Mariela Pajuelo
Are there too many jellyfish in the oceans lately? What’s going on and how can we fix this? TED-Ed talked…
Wildflowers: Music in the meadow
Standing in the Florida Museum’s backyard, eyes closed, face turned to the sunlight, you can hear a hushed murmur of…
Let’s flamingle: A hurricane party guest
Hurricanes are synonymous with the Florida experience. And for some reason, so are flamingos. They’re rare in most parts of…