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Michael Belitz

Moth resting on the petals of a flower.

Climate Change

The yucca and the moth: How extreme weather impacts the timing of biological events

March 6, 2025

Whether it is flowers sprouting in the spring, cicadas mating in the blistering heat of summer, or caterpillars hatching to…
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Mosaic of butterfly illustrations superimposed on a map of an urban area.

Florida Biodiversity

Moths big and small are vanishing from southern U.S. cities

March 26, 2024

Insects of all stripes are in the midst of a vanishing act, a catastrophic sleight-of-hand occurring so rapidly that scientists…
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Several combined plates of moth and butterfly illustrations

Climate Change

Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer

June 5, 2023

As Earth’s climate continues to warm due to the emission of greenhouse gases, extreme and anomalous weather events are becoming…
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Awards & Honors

Florida Museum honors 2023 Austin and Biodiversity award winners

April 5, 2023

The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of the annual Austin and biodiversity graduate student awards. Jeanette…
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Monarch butterlies on branch and in sky

Community Science

Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users

September 8, 2021

Scientists analyzed more than 31 million iNaturalist records in a new study to find out who most often uses the…
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