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Molecular Lab

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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

passionflower

Evolution

New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms

June 8, 2020

Move over, Linnaeus: There’s a new way of naming organisms. Scientists have formalized an alternative set of rules 285 years…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

Herbarium specimens on a table.

Collections

Digital records of preserved plants and animals change how scientists explore the world

September 12, 2019

There’s a whole world behind the scenes at natural history museums that most people never see. Museum collections house millions…Read More

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Awards & Honors

Pamela Soltis named president of American Society of Plant Taxonomists

July 16, 2019

Florida Museum of Natural History curator and distinguished professor Pamela Soltis has been elected to serve as president of the…Read More

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Evolution

Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species

June 3, 2019

An ancient, cosmopolitan lineage of plants is shaking up scientists’ understanding of how quickly species evolve in temperate ecosystems and…Read More

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Awards & Honors

Florida Museum students awarded NSF graduate fellowships

May 1, 2019

Three Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral students have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, a competitive funding…Read More

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Our People

Remembering botanist Mark Whitten

April 19, 2019

The Florida Museum is saddened to announce the sudden death of botanist Mark Whitten. Whitten was well known for his…Read More

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