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bee sticking head out of bag

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Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge

May 7, 2020

The Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some…Read More

frog with yellow belly on white background

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In Gabon with a professional frog-catcher

April 16, 2019

University of Florida Ph.D. student Gregory Jongsma has been obsessed with Africa’s wildlife since his childhood. Not the animals you…Read More

large clown knifefish

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Florida Invasive Species: Clown Knifefish

February 28, 2018

The clown knifefish, Chitala ornata, is native to Indochina, but has been found in South Florida starting in the 1990s….Read More

VertPaleo fossil in Nebraska

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#MuseumLife, Collecting a fossil from the field

February 7, 2018

In August 2017, some Florida Museum scientists and paleontology volunteers went on a fossil hunting trip to Nebraska. Watch as…Read More

man holding fish

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#MuseumLife, Holiday in the Field

January 2, 2018

We know our scientists work hard, so we make sure they have time off to relax, see family, and get…Read More

researchers collecting fish

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Rain & Loaches in Thailand

October 16, 2017

Collecting in the field can run the gamut from spending a beautiful day walking along a pristine river to being…Read More

overview of digging activity at fossil site

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News: Saber-Tooth Cat Skull Find in Montbrook

February 6, 2017

A volunteer at our Montbrook dig site unearthed what appears to be a 5-million-year- old saber-tooth cat skull. Volunteer Bill…Read More

man hiking verdant moutain ridge

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Philodoria & Science with Chris Johns

December 21, 2016

Scientist Bio: Chris A. Johns Eventually, Chris Johns hopes to slow down and spend his retirement surfing and hanging out,…Read More

large white ship

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A new age for exploring the uncharted deep sea

December 11, 2015

Imagine looking down on where you live from 20,000 feet above. Now imagine 95 percent of what’s below has never…Read More

Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

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9,700 acres tell stories of Florida’s past

August 14, 2014

It was home to Native Americans as early as 12,000 B.C., then settlers during the Civil War. Its pine trees…Read More

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