Research News – from the Florida Museum of Natural History

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Life on Earth

Scientists look to shark DNA for the genetic signature of time

July 28, 2026

Life on Earth

This single well-known and widespread butterfly is actually three species in disguise

June 24, 2026

Life on Earth

Hidden in plain sight: DNA reveals 15 overlooked coral lineages in the Indo-Pacific

May 28, 2026

Florida Biodiversity

Ancient altercations between musk turtles and alligator gar recorded in Florida’s fossil record

May 27, 2026

Evolution

Evolutionary arms race stretches hawkmoths and flowers to extremes

May 21, 2026

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Awards & Honors

Nico Cellinese named 2026 UF Research Foundation Professor

April 28, 2026

Awards & Honors

Michal Kowalewski selected as 2025 fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 26, 2026

Awards & Honors

Megan Ennes receives Early Career Research Award

February 17, 2026

Our Stories

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Fieldwork

Students unearth rare, centuries-year-old pot at local mission site

July 21, 2026

Fieldwork

Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs

July 16, 2026

Fieldwork

Shark class continues while funds are raised to rebuild remote island lab

April 29, 2026

More Research News

Person standing in front of a large illustration of a Permian marine environment points to a replica of an extinct shark hanging above him and a group of children who are looking at it.

Education Research

Informal educators get a powerful new way to speak their mind and boost their skills

April 27, 2026

Illustration of people collecting rice.

After 9,000 years of cultivation, rice has reached its thermal limit

April 14, 2026

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African frogs haven’t forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live.

April 7, 2026

Photograph of a birds nest built into the space between two closely growing stems of a tree and holding two eggs.

Study in search of a tropical spring is the first to show some birds flip their breeding season in response to climate

March 27, 2026

Photograph of two hawks sitting on top of a streetlight looking in the same direction while it's raining outside.

Technology & Data

Highly and casually active citizen scientists contribute equally valuable data

March 24, 2026

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