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.

Inspired Giving – Support • Mar 22, 2024

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…

Events • Mar 11, 2024

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…

Inspired Giving – Support • Feb 9, 2024

Gator Giving Day 2024

The Florida Museum of Natural History, located on the University of Florida campus, invites you to join us as we…

Florida Museum Blog • Jan 17, 2024

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…

Exhibits • Jan 1, 2024

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…

Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator • Dec 4, 2023

Moth workshop for kids, anyone?

Recently, we conducted a hands-on science event at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Ocala, about…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Nov 30, 2023

Visiting Researchers

The McGuire Center was privileged to host visiting researchers in October and November 2023, through the Mr. Carl Wisler and…

Randell Research Center • Nov 1, 2023

Recovering from Ian and Expanding our Reach!

Message from the Director: The Hurricane Ian Recovery Process Following my presentation at the Museum Director’s luncheon at the RRC,…

McGuire Center News – McGuire Center • Oct 31, 2023

Lepidoptera Conference at the McGuire Center

Two societies for studying Lepidoptera, the Southern Lepidopterists’ Society and the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera combined their annual meetings...

Florida Museum Blog • Oct 17, 2023

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…