Life on Earth – Florida Museum Science

June 7, 2019

Deborah Matthews hunts for plume moths in darkness, waiting for the halo of her headlamp to catch a brief flicker….Read More

May 16, 2019

When the bones of an ancient heron were unearthed at a North Florida fossil site, the find wasn’t made by…Read More

May 13, 2019

The human environmental footprint is not only deep, but old. Ancient traces of this footprint can be found in animal…Read More

April 9, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology will incorporate new collections with the help of a National…Read More

April 5, 2019

Tiger beetles are jewel-toned insects that run so fast, they have to stop to see where they’re going. These long-legged…Read More

March 25, 2019

For young hellbenders, choosing the right home is more than a major life decision. Their survival can depend on it….Read More

March 12, 2019

The starry dwarf frog is an expert hider. Plunging into leaf litter at the slightest disturbance, it has successfully evaded…Read More

March 11, 2019

How do you monitor the number and location of Earth’s plants and animals at any given time? It’s a daunting,…Read More

February 18, 2019

Steven Manchester didn’t set out to discover Central America’s oldest known marine mammal. He was hoping to find fossil plants….Read More

January 28, 2019

While several high-profile shark bites made headlines last year, the total number of shark attacks globally took a nosedive. The…Read More