DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives
Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often…Read More
Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the…Read More
New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms
Move over, Linnaeus: There’s a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an alternative set of rules 285 years…Read More
Catnip’s chemical attractant is new twist on old family tradition
Catnip is most famous for its ability to launch felines into a euphoric frenzy, but the origin of its cat-attracting…Read More
Two Florida Museum scientists elected 2019 AAAS fellows
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Lawrence Page and Douglas Soltis have been named 2019 fellows of the American Association…Read More
Scientists sequence 1,100 plants, illuminating 1 billion years of evolution
Plants are evolutionary champions, dominating Earth’s ecosystems for more than a billion years and making the planet habitable for countless…Read More
Digital records of preserved plants and animals change how scientists explore the world
There’s a whole world behind the scenes at natural history museums that most people never see. Museum collections house millions…Read More
Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists
Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis has been elected to serve as president of the…Read More
Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species
An ancient, cosmopolitan lineage of plants is shaking up scientists’ understanding of how quickly species evolve in temperate ecosystems and…Read More
Florida Museum students awarded NSF graduate fellowships
Three Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a competitive funding…Read More