Third annual ‘Black in Natural History Museums Week’ kicks off Oct. 15
The third annual Black in Natural History Museums week will take place Oct 15-21 with online and in-person events that…
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Sawfish tagged in Cedar Key for first time in decades
In 2003, smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) had the unenviable distinction of being the first native marine fish listed under the…
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Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near…
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Notes From Nature celebrates 10 years of community science
There are more than 1,000 natural history museums around the world, each tasked with studying and preserving a portion of…
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Endowment brings influx of expertise to the McGuire Center
Early in 2022, the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity launched its first travel award program for visiting researchers. A…
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Ennead Architects selected for Powell Hall building expansion
Plans for the Powell Hall building expansion are ongoing. Please stay tuned to the Florida Museum’s Events and Exhibits News…
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The Florida Museum of Natural History opens state-of-the-art collections building
The Florida Museum of Natural History is expanding this month with the opening of a state-of-the-art special collections building on…
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Five Facts: Bees in Florida
While we often think of bees as fuzzy, black and yellow-striped buzzy insects that live in hives like the honey…
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Crawling out of history: The Grand Turk tortoise
My Hero by Billy Collins Just as the hare is zipping across the finish line, the tortoise has stopped once…
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Audubon Christmas Bird Count concludes in North Florida with familiar faces, first-timers and shifting migrations
The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count concluded last week with volunteers tallying bird sightings in 28 countries throughout North, Central…
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