Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave
Scientists have recovered the first genetic data from an extinct bird in the Caribbean, thanks to the remarkably preserved bones…
Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network
The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…
Florida Museum introduces new science outreach programs for Gainesville children
When the Gainesville Cultural Arts Coalition approached Florida Museum of Natural History school outreach coordinator Alberto Lopez in January to…
25,000 moths from one Florida backyard show how insects change with the seasons
It may seem as though the same brown moths circle your porch light each night. But a two-year survey of…
Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite
Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of tiny glass beads, likely…
Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis has been elected to serve as president of the…
Florida scientists tag deep-sea shark from submersible
Florida scientists have tagged a deep-sea shark from a submersible, a historic first that took three expeditions, more than 2,000…
Honoring lifelong reptile and amphibian expert Joseph Mitchell
Valued herpetologist and Florida Museum of Natural History research associate Joseph Mitchell died on July 2. Widely known for his…
DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery
When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of…
Underground movement: The secret lives of geophytes
Plants may seem like some of nature’s most passive creatures, but some plants have a say in how they live…