Paleontologists find first bee nest fossils made inside fossilized bones
Key points Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have discovered the first known instance of…
Students unearth archaeology, life skills and fun in robotics competition
This weekend, over 400 elementary and middle school students carrying Lego robots will gather in Alachua, Florida, to compete in…
Museum staff overwhelmingly in favor of behind-the-scenes tours
If natural history museums can be said to have a problem, it’s that they have too many specimens for any…
The Florida Museum of Natural History publishes “The Butterflies of California,” a book five decades in the making
Key points The Florida Museum of Natural History recently published “The Butterflies of California.” The book was co-written by the…
The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025
Once a year, thousands of people from dozens of countries all converge on one city to share the latest news…
From radar to reptiles, scientists trace the evolution of ancient swimmers
Key Points Convergent evolution occurs when completely unrelated groups of animals evolve similar features in response to similar environmental...
Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes new operations manager for the Randell Research Center on Pine Island, FL
The Florida Museum of Natural History has a new operations manager for its southwest Florida cultural heritage and biodiversity conservation…
Three Museum staff members awarded for their awe-inspired photography
Assistant scientist Mariela Pajuelo and photographers Kristen Grace and Jeff Gage were all recently awarded for their photography featuring elements…
Bruce MacFadden receives the Raymond M. Alf Award for Excellence in Paleontological Research and Education
Bruce MacFadden, distinguished professor emeritus and former curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History is this…
Scientists discover chameleon’s telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton
C hameleons’ wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of study,…