Our blogs highlight the work of our scientists and support team that catalogs and examines global biodiversity, from the origin of earth as we know it, through present day, and forward into future possibilities.
The Florida Museum’s living exhibit turns 20 years old!
At the Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest exhibit, more than butterflies fly by. Time flies by here, too. This year, the…
The Whip-tailed Stingrays of Montbrook
Although Montbrook is not active at this time due to the summer heat and rain storms, we’ve been active behind…
Summer 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
As spring warms into the hotter days of summer our Butterfly Rainforest is bursting with new residents just waiting to…
Collecting Incredible Insects!
On May 25, 2024, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit, Science Up Close: Incredible Insects was unveiled to the…
Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation
On World Sea Turtle Day over 700 visitors joined us to learn about Florida sea turtles and what we can…
Creativity Flowed Like Water
Would anyone want to paint at the Museum after hours? In the wake of opening our newest permanent exhibit, Water…
Antarctic Dinosaurs
Remember this? Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida…
Society for American Archaeology 2024 Meeting in NOLA
Many of our lab members are heading to the Big Easy this week to participate in the 89th Annual Meeting…
Spring 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
This sunny spring, the exhibit is bursting with blooms! There’s always something new to see when you visit the Butterfly…
Student Spotlight: Jacob Bethin
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware…
“It looks like several horse teeth”
While digging in our west pit on March 9th, volunteer, Bri Blaga found a heavily eroded horse tooth. The…
Richard E. and Virginia J. Dolder Endowment
Virginia Dolder was an active and engaging volunteer at the Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest since its inception in 2004. After…
Behind the Scenes: Florida Museum’s Water Shapes Florida Exhibit Comes to Life
Construction echoes through the halls of the Florida Museum of Natural History as the eagerly anticipated Water Shapes Florida exhibit…
Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge
To celebrate our new exhibit opening, we hosted the Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge. It was designed to educate and…
Costa Rica Photography Workshop with the Florida Museum and Holbrook Travel
It’s pre-dawn. Your camera and lenses are packed, and you’ve pulled yourself out of bed before sunrise for early morning…
Gator Giving Day 2024
The Florida Museum of Natural History, located on the University of Florida campus, invites you to join us as we…
Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future: Celebrating Black History Month
As we step into the month of February, the Florida Museum of Natural History commemorates Black History Month by spotlighting…
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…
Winter 2023 in the Butterfly Rainforest
Surprisingly, the cooler days of winter offer a perfect opportunity to see the butterflies the Butterfly Rainforest. While wandering through…