Notes From Nature celebrates 10 years of community science
There are more than 1,000 natural history museums around the world, each tasked with studying and preserving a portion of…Read More
Florida volunteers see record numbers of endangered Schaus’ swallowtail butterfly
F or the past nine years, volunteers working with the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Florida Park Service…Read More
Who observes the observers? Scientists conduct large-scale study of iNaturalist users
Scientists analyzed more than 31 million iNaturalist records in a new study to find out who most often uses the…Read More
Have you seen these big, hairy bees? Scientists tracking two rare species in Florida, Georgia
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are asking for help tracking two obscure species of ultra-fuzzy, fast-flying native bees that…Read More
Community science callout: Help locate rare butterfly’s host plants in Florida, Georgia
Scientists are asking the public to help find and document sundial lupine and wild indigo, host plants of the frosted…Read More
Calling aspiring fossil hunters: Levy County excavation opens to volunteers Oct. 5
Volunteers can channel their inner paleontologist by digging alongside museum scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Montbrook fossil…Read More
UF receives $1.97 million NSF grant to develop paleontology network
With the goal of promoting life-long learning, University of Florida researchers will use a four-year, $1.97 million National Science Foundation…Read More
Fossil-digging volunteers strengthen Museum collections
For a few weeks each year, dozens of people stop their everyday activities to put on clothes they don’t mind…Read More