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After three years of declines, shark bites are again on the rise

January 24, 2022

Life on Earth

Earth BioGenome Project enters new phase

January 19, 2022

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Clear as mud: The origins of early pottery in the Lucayan Islands

January 11, 2022

Life on Earth

Map of transparent butterflies highlights biodiversity hotspot in the Andes Mountains

December 16, 2021

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Early bloomers: Using citizen-science data to investigate unseasonal flowering in Joshua trees

December 14, 2021

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Doug and Pam Soltis in top 1% of most highly cited scientists

December 9, 2021

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Alan Franck joins Florida Museum as UF Herbarium collections manager

October 12, 2021

Hires & Promotions

Annisa Karim joins Randell Research Center as new operations manager

July 22, 2021

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Audubon Christmas Bird Count concludes in North Florida with familiar faces, first-timers and shifting migrations

January 14, 2022

Education & Outreach

More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change

December 7, 2021

Education & Outreach

iMuseum: The difficulty with distance learning during a pandemic

December 2, 2021

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Evolution

Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw

November 10, 2021

This Theodore Morris painting depicts a Taíno sitting at the entrance of a cave grilling fish over the fire.

Cultural Heritage

Not a pot to ‘cook’ in

November 1, 2021

Researcher marking a Schaus' swallowtail with a sharpie for catch and release observation

Community Science

Florida volunteers see record numbers of endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly

September 16, 2021

Community Science

Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users

September 8, 2021

Florida Museum Science

Our Research

After three years of declines, shark bites are again on the rise

Earth BioGenome Project enters new phase

Clear as mud: The origins of early pottery in the Lucayan Islands

Map of transparent butterflies highlights biodiversity hotspot in the Andes Mountains

Early bloomers: Using citizen-science data to investigate unseasonal flowering in Joshua trees

Our People

Doug and Pam Soltis in top 1% of most highly cited scientists

Alan Franck joins Florida Museum as UF Herbarium collections manager

Annisa Karim joins Randell Research Center as new operations manager

Museum Life

Audubon Christmas Bird Count concludes in North Florida with familiar faces, first-timers and shifting migrations

More than half of educators at museums, zoos and science centers weighing career change

iMuseum: The difficulty with distance learning during a pandemic

More Research News

Underbite regained: Species feared extinct is the only frog with true teeth on its lower jaw

Not a pot to ‘cook’ in

Florida volunteers see record numbers of endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly

Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users

Florida freshwater mussel gets protected habitat thanks to museum collections

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