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Photograph of fossilized snail specimen

Features

Florida Museum fossils go to space

February 10, 2025

The recent launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket marked several historic milestones. The 21-year-old crew member Karsen Kitchen set…
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Two people dig archaeology pits.

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University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville

October 7, 2024

Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet….
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A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals

April 3, 2024

Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They’d flown…
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Five illustrations of organisms, stacked one on top of the other.

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Natural history Valentine’s Day cards

January 30, 2024

Plants and animals display an astounding variety of amorous exploits that make our love lives seem simple in comparison. There…
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Tortoise shell on a black background

Cultural Heritage

Crawling out of history: The Grand Turk tortoise

April 25, 2022

My Hero by Billy Collins Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has stopped once…
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Taíno sisters and a child mold clay to make pottery and knead cassava dough for bread

Cultural Heritage

Clear as mud: The origins of early pottery in the Lucayan Islands

January 11, 2022

In our last “Talking Taino” we described a variety of ways that meals were prepared without clay pots. The invention…
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sago palms

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Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know

May 14, 2021

Plants contain a vast array of chemical compounds, some of which can be poisonous to humans, pets and livestock. These…
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people planting flower in garden

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Butterfly garden initiative expands to community centers, after-school programs

May 13, 2021

After being in a COVID-19 chrysalis for over a year, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s butterfly garden program is…
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Longtime Florida Museum supporters invest in state’s future with new McGurn Exhibition Hall

March 16, 2021

During its more than 100-year existence, the Florida Museum of Natural History has inspired people to learn and care about…
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pair of parasites

Features

Beware the underwater vampires

October 30, 2020

The sea is full of vampires, animals whose sustenance comes from the blood of other animals. We highlight five bloodsuckers…
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