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Doug Soltis

Pink mint flowers

Climate Change

Florida mints radiated as peninsula sank and resurfaced during ice ages

December 8, 2022

During the ice ages of the Pleistocene, the Florida peninsula regularly expanded to twice its current size as glaciers grew…Read More

Photo of a fern

Evolution

Ferns finally get a genome, revealing a history of DNA hoarding and kleptomania

September 1, 2022

Ferns are notorious for containing massive amounts of DNA and an excessively large number of chromosomes. Defying all expectations, a…Read More

Illustration of large phylogeny with unraveling DNA embedded with several organisms, including a cuddlefish, snake, bird of paradise, morning glory, mushroom and a pine branch.

Life on Earth

Earth BioGenome Project enters new phase

January 19, 2022

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), a global effort to map the genomes of all 1.8 million known species of plants,…Read More

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Awards & Honors

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

December 9, 2021

Doug and Pam Soltis of the Florida Museum of Natural History were recognized last month as being in the top…Read More

Pine rocklands in the Everglades

Evolution

DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives

July 19, 2021

Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often…Read More

white hibiscus

Evolution

Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation

July 6, 2020

In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the…Read More

Team discussing at a table

Our People

Remembering Naziha Mestaoui, renowned artist, museum collaborator

May 19, 2020

Globally acclaimed artist and beloved Florida Museum of Natural History collaborator Naziha Mestaoui passed away on April 29. She was…Read More

Catnip in blossom

Evolution

Catnip’s chemical attractant is new twist on old family tradition

May 13, 2020

Catnip is most famous for its ability to launch felines into a euphoric frenzy, but the origin of its cat-attracting…Read More

Larry Page and Doug Soltis

Awards & Honors

Two Florida Museum scientists elected 2019 AAAS fellows

November 26, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association…Read More

ferns and other plants by a waterfall

Evolution

Scientists sequence 1,100 plants, illuminating 1 billion years of evolution

October 23, 2019

Plants are evolutionary champions, dominating Earth’s ecosystems for more than a billion years and making the planet habitable for countless…Read More

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Gainesville, FL 32611

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