The phrase “to swallow one’s tongue” has been around since at least the 1880s and has been repurposed in several…

In the summer of 2020, Florida Museum researchers Tobias Grun and Michał Kowalewski dove into the shallow waters off the…

Nature seems to have an inexhaustible supply of inspiration when it comes to butterflies. With over 18,000 species, each with…

Like many children, Rachel Narducci gained a love and appreciation of dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park.” Unlike most kids…

Earlier this year, the Florida Museum of Natural History welcomed Catherine Smith as its first full-time NAGPRA coordinator. Smith has…

Ennead Architects, a New York City-based firm that specializes in transformative design for public institutions, has been selected to lead…

The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on…

In 2012, a crop of California’s most prized ornamental trees was overrun by an invisible invader. The growing shoots of…

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry…

North America’s rarest snake, Tantilla oolitica (rim rock crowned snake), was recently spotted in a park in the Florida Keys…