Teachers receive fossils, create lesson plans at museum workshop
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers and amateur paleontologists teamed up to give K-12 teachers a crash course that came…Read More
NSF grant will improve digital access to museum vertebrate fossils
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently received a $500,000 collections grant from the National Science Foundation to improve online…Read More
#MuseumLife, Bald Eagle Specimen
Bald eagle Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus Specimen: UF-O-52443 Although bald eagles were on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss…Read More
Five Facts: Wisteria in Florida
Five facts about… Wisteria in Florida Wisteria has become somewhat iconic in lush gardens in the Southeastern United States. In…Read More
Florida Invasive Species: Clown Knifefish
The Clown Knifefish, Chitala ornata, is native to Indochina, but has been found in South Florida starting in the 1990s….Read More
#MolluskMonday, Unionidae or river mussels
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels with a global range. There are about 300 recognized species in North America…Read More
#MuseumLife, The Killdeer Specimen
Specimens are often donated to the Florida Museum by local residents and citizen scientists. If they hold scientific value or…Read More
Five Facts: Bats in Florida
Five Facts About… Bats in Florida First of all, there are no vampire bats in Florida! And bats are not…Read More
#MuseumLife, Collecting a fossil from the field
In August 2017, some Florida Museum scientists and paleontology volunteers went on a fossil hunting trip to Nebraska. Watch as…Read More
#MuseumLife, Holiday in the Field
We know our scientists work hard, so we make sure they have time off to relax, see family, and get…Read More