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Florida Museum Science

David Steadman

sinkhole overhead

Fieldwork

Fossils from Bahamian Blue Hole may give clues to early life

May 1, 2008

Long before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida’s coast and left…Read More

hummingbird fossils

Evolution

Hunting fossil hummingbirds in Florida

March 1, 2008

Birders in Florida may get a thrill when they spy a ruby-throated hummingbird flitting through their backyard — after all,…Read More

brown bird specimen with collection tag

Life on Earth

New Frogmouth bird genus found in South Pacific Solomon Islands

April 1, 2007

Your bird field guide may be out of date now that Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new…Read More

artifact of painted woodpecker

Life on Earth

Lost and found?

May 1, 2006

Every so often scientists discover a plant or animal that was thought to be extinct. A dramatic example is the…Read More

sloth fossil in museum exhibit

Life on Earth

Big-game hunters, not climate change, killed off sloths

December 1, 2005

Prehistoric big game hunters and not the last ice age are the likely culprits in the extinction of giant ground…Read More

David Steadman and Andrew Kratter

Collections

Rehabilitation clinic donations benefit ornithology program

April 1, 2004

Over the past few years, the Florida Museum of Natural History research on local birds has taken a giant leap…Read More

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