Photo courtesy of Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC

Ocean channel in Bahamas marks genetic divide in Brazilian free-tailed bats

A 53-inch blanket octopus washed ashore in Wilbur-by-the-Sea on Wednesday in remarkably good condition. Photo courtesy of Michael Brothers, Marine Science Center

Rare blanket octopus added to museum collection

This CT scan highlights Geckolepis maculata’s unusually large scales and shows the relative density of its osteoderms. Green areas are more dense than blue, possibly due to overlapping scales, Paluh said. Image by Paluh et al. in the African Journal of Herpetology

Skin-ditching gecko inexplicably leaves body armor behind when threatened

Male and female specimens of Caeruleuptychia helios (sunburst cerulean-satyr) from southeastern Peru. Florida Museum of Natural History photo courtesy of Shinichi Nakahara

A case of mistaken identity: DNA links male, female butterfly thought to be distinct species

pair of golden pheasants

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Matthew Smith holding fungus

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In “Wicked Plants: The Exhibit,” Doug Soltis reviews the interactive that highlights the danger of mistaking poison hemlock for carrots. Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Kristen Grace

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A 53-inch blanket octopus washed ashore in Wilbur-by-the-Sea on Wednesday in remarkably good condition. Photo courtesy of Michael Brothers, Marine Science Center

Rare blanket octopus added to museum collection

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