New species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan described
Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new species of bent-toed gecko from Pakistan and published its description in…Read More
Florida panther conservation
Florida Museum of Natural History scientists are fine-tuning conservation knowledge about endangered Florida panthers by studying their bones and pelts….Read More
Hellbender conservation in the Ozarks, Great Smoky Mountains
A Florida Museum herpetologist examines effects of collecting and flooding upon imperiled giant hellbender salamanders, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis. Hellbender salamanders are…Read More
Filling the Andean butterfly gap, one species at a time
It’s a mammoth job, setting out to document all the butterflies of South America’s tropical Andean cordillera — a 3,000-mile…Read More
Racing to survey coral reefs
Around the globe,scientists are ringing alarm bells about coral bleaching—when corals expel their symbiotic, food-producing algae due to heat stress,…Read More
Herbarium plays vital role to researchers worldwide
The Herbarium at the Florida Museum of Natural History is run jointly by the Museum and the University of Florida…Read More
New Frogmouth bird genus found in South Pacific Solomon Islands
Your bird field guide may be out of date now that Florida Museum of Natural History scientists discovered a new…Read More
‘Terror bird’ arrived in North America before land bridge
Evidence from a study led by the Florida Museum of Natural History confirms that the carnivorous, seven-foot-tall “terror bird” likely…Read More
Lost and found?
Every so often scientists discover a plant or animal that was thought to be extinct. A dramatic example is the…Read More
Sclerochronology: Playing back the recordings of life
Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks…Read More