Five Facts: Fossil shark teeth in Florida
Whether you’re a casual seeker or a passionate paleontologist, living in Florida puts a treasure trove of fossil shark teeth…
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Shark scavenging helps reveal clues about human remains
Shark feeding habits are helping scientists identify marks on human bones found in the ocean. By analyzing shark scavenging behavior,…
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2017 NSF Dissertation Improvement Grants
Congratulations to our grad students! Four Florida Museum grad students have been awarded NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants. These are…
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Global shark attacks drop to annual average in 2016
After 2015’s record-busting 98 shark attacks, calmer waters prevailed in 2016. The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File reported…
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Jawfish, bandfish and systematist William Smith-Vaniz
Our ichthyology Research Associate William Smith-Vaniz has described a new species of jawfish, Opistognathus ensiferus, in a paper published in Zootaxa…
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Florida fishes book features live photos
Freshwater fishes in Florida are getting a close-up 60 years in the making. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyologists have…
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How a century of fear turned deadly for sharks
Before the summer of 1916, there was still debate about whether sharks could kill humans. Most people were not even…
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Relationship advice from a gender-bending fish
A 3-inch, monogamous, hermaphrodite proves the saying “there’s plenty more fish in the sea” isn’t always the case. For the tiny…
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Shark attacks hit all-time high in 2015
It’s the kind of record no one wants to break: the most shark attacks in a single year. But 2015 did…
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A new age for exploring the uncharted deep sea
Imagine looking down on where you live from 20,000 feet above. Now imagine 95 percent of what’s below has never…
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