Research News – from the Florida Museum of Natural History

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Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer

June 5, 2023

Move over, armadillos. There’s a new bone-plated mammal in town

May 24, 2023

Butterfly tree of life reveals an origin in North America

May 15, 2023

For birds, blending in may result in more diversity

April 24, 2023

Family tree of ‘boring’ butterflies shows they’re anything but

April 12, 2023

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Megan Ennes named director of the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute

June 2, 2023

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McCarty Woods Restoration team receives UF Champions for Change award

April 21, 2023

Awards & Honors

David Blackburn named UF Research Foundation Professor

April 19, 2023

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Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida

May 30, 2023

Community Science

Notes From Nature celebrates 10 years of community science

May 2, 2023

Endowment brings influx of expertise to the McGuire Center

February 15, 2023

More Research News

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What is it good for? Absolutely one thing. Luna moths use their tails solely for bat evasion

April 10, 2023

Collage of coral and crab illustrations

Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs

March 29, 2023

illustration of an agave plant with broad leaves growing from a central point close to the ground. Leaves are wide with large thorns at the point and along the edges.

Scientists uncover the unexpected identity of mezcal worms

March 8, 2023

shark swimming in blue water photographed from above. The green-grey shark contrasts strongly with the blue water.

Shark bites tied for 10-year low in 2022 but spiked in regional hotspots

February 6, 2023

elongated fish with short fins down the top and bottom length of its body and a small tail fin with a mark that mimics its round red eye

Florida Biodiversity

Non-native snakehead fish spotted for the first time along Florida’s Gulf Coast

January 23, 2023

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