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Fingerprints of ancient forests offer rare look at Florida 16 million years ago

September 18, 2019

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New South American butterfly species named for Florida Museum’s Andy Warren

September 13, 2019

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Digital records of preserved plants and animals change how scientists explore the world

September 12, 2019

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Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

August 15, 2019

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Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network

August 7, 2019

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Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists

July 16, 2019

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Honoring lifelong reptile and amphibian expert Joseph Mitchell

July 11, 2019

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Florida Museum students awarded NSF graduate fellowships

May 1, 2019

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Florida Museum introduces new science outreach programs for Gainesville children

August 6, 2019

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Underground movement: The secret lives of geophytes

June 28, 2019

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Meet the butterflies breaking into the brewing business

May 16, 2019

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In Gabon with a professional frog-catcher

April 16, 2019

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Invertebrate zoology division to add new collections with NSF grant

April 9, 2019

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Five Facts: Clover in Florida

March 13, 2019

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25,000 moths from one Florida backyard show how insects change with the seasons

July 26, 2019

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Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas

June 7, 2019

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Akito Kawahara named UF Research Foundation professor

April 19, 2019

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New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian

December 5, 2018

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Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005

November 8, 2018

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Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties

July 27, 2018

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Cosmic pearls: Fossil clams contain evidence of ancient meteorite

July 22, 2019

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Florida scientists tag deep-sea shark from submersible

July 15, 2019

small shark tooth fragment next to dime for scale

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DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery

July 2, 2019

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Even Stranger Things: What’s next for the Demogorgon? Scientists weigh in

June 24, 2019

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Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson

June 18, 2019

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Florida Museum Science

Our Research

Fingerprints of ancient forests offer rare look at Florida 16 million years ago

New South American butterfly species named for Florida Museum’s Andy Warren

Digital records of preserved plants and animals change how scientists explore the world

Extinct Caribbean bird yields DNA after 2,500 years in watery grave

Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network

Our People

Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists

Honoring lifelong reptile and amphibian expert Joseph Mitchell

Florida Museum students awarded NSF graduate fellowships

Museum Life

Florida Museum introduces new science outreach programs for Gainesville children

Underground movement: The secret lives of geophytes

Meet the butterflies breaking into the brewing business

In Gabon with a professional frog-catcher

Invertebrate zoology division to add new collections with NSF grant

Five Facts: Clover in Florida

Featured Focus

25,000 moths from one Florida backyard show how insects change with the seasons

Four new species of plume moths discovered in Bahamas

Akito Kawahara named UF Research Foundation professor

New butterfly named for pioneering 17th-century entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian

Florida monarch butterfly populations have dropped 80 percent since 2005

Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties

More Research News

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