Research News – from the Florida Museum of Natural History

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Butterfly mimicry reveals a supercharged biodiversity feedback loop

January 29, 2026

Paleontologists find first bee nest fossils made inside fossilized bones

December 17, 2025

Education Research

Museum staff overwhelmingly in favor of behind-the-scenes tours

December 9, 2025

From radar to reptiles, scientists trace the evolution of ancient swimmers

December 1, 2025

Scientists discover chameleon’s telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton

November 10, 2025

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Awards & Honors

The Florida Museum at Entomology 2025

December 3, 2025

Hires & Promotions

Florida Museum of Natural History welcomes new operations manager for the Randell Research Center on Pine Island, FL

November 17, 2025

Awards & Honors

Three Museum staff members awarded for their awe-inspired photography

November 12, 2025

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Students unearth archaeology, life skills and fun in robotics competition

December 15, 2025

The Florida Museum of Natural History publishes “The Butterflies of California,” a book five decades in the making

December 8, 2025

The frosted elfin butterfly returns home to North Florida

May 28, 2025

More Research News

Photograph of six oyster shell valves arranged on a black background.

Florida Biodiversity

When only the strong shells survive: Archaeology’s fresh approach to turn oyster shells into tools of conservation

November 4, 2025

Photograph focused on a burning piece of wood, behind the wood is a pile of clay pottery and people bent over working.

Cultural Heritage

Tempered by time, Choctaw pottery connects ancestral past with living present

October 15, 2025

Illustration of roots with nodules.

Some plants can make their own fertilizer with this one weird trick. Scientists say they learned it more than once.

September 30, 2025

Close up photo of a chicken's head on which is perched a mosquito.

Technology & Data

Disease experts team up with Florida Museum of Natural History to create a forecast for West Nile virus

September 16, 2025

Photograph of a light colored brittle star with a central disk and five long, curly arms radiating out from it.

No eyes, no brain, no problem: Brittle stars have traveled the world over, and scientists have figured out how

September 10, 2025

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