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There is a stump of palm branch with several stems of black oval fruit and short palm leaves dried and pressed to a sheet of paper with stamps and a printed card of details about where it was found on a wooden desk

Barcode milestone: A special saw palmetto specimen

Mar 6, 2026

“What is a herbarium?” Marc Frank’s voice echoes above the murmurs and shuffling of a dozen students heading down a … Continue

animation of four Taíno brothers

Taíno origin story comes to life in animated video by TED-Ed, Museum archaeologist

Nov 5, 2019

Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologist William Keegan collaborated with TED-Ed to produce a video dramatization of how the world … Continue

a boy holds a blob-like creature while another boy looks on

Even Stranger Things: What’s next for the Demogorgon? Scientists weigh in

Jun 24, 2019

In the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” the Demogorgon – a humanlike predatory creature whose face opens like a flower to … Continue

projection on the side of a building

‘Tree of Life’ events celebrate Earth’s biodiversity with digital art

Oct 30, 2017

University of Florida scientists teamed up with acclaimed artists to create two multimedia art pieces about the connections between all … Continue

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