Researchers begin mission Friday to study Gulf of Mexico biodiversity
A group of 23 researchers led by Florida Museum scientist Gustav Paulay will leave from St. Petersburg Friday on an expedition to…Read More
DNA sequenced for entire Pacific island
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of…Read More
Racing to survey coral reefs
Around the globe,scientists are ringing alarm bells about coral bleaching—when corals expel their symbiotic, food-producing algae due to heat stress,…Read More
Sclerochronology: Playing back the recordings of life
Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks…Read More
Validity of DNA ID tool measured using marine snails
A trendy holiday gift within a decade may be a hand-held device that instantly identifies any species from a snippet…Read More
Atlantic corals unique, cannot be replaced if lost
The discovery that many Caribbean corals are only distantly related to their counterparts in the Pacific Ocean makes the threats…Read More