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…
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Ancient DNA illuminated
Nestled snugly at the end of Dickinson Hall’s west wing, in a room with bleached concrete floors, bleached counters and…
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Bountiful harvest
As they plowed a pasture in the spring of 2001 to plant peanuts, Bruce and Allan Tyner of Newberry looked…
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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…
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The oldest land in Florida
Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr. Watson were experts at solving mysteries. Holmes, it is said, could make use of…
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Along the perimeter fence: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
The Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is the oldest U.S. military installation on foreign soil. It was established at…
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Pollen counts at the Florida Museum are nothing to sneeze at
Gesundheit! Bless You! Approximately 41 million Americans suffer from allergies caused by pollen and mold spores. These allergies, grouped under…
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Shark research program surfaces valuable information
The Florida Program for Shark Research, directed by the Florida Museum of Natural History’s George H. Burgess, is one of…
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White River Badlands: prospecting for ancient tortoise fossils
Drying waterholes, baked brown grasses, and the ever-blowing hot wind greeted us, as my wife Shelley and I pushed our…
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Rehabilitation clinic donations benefit ornithology program
Over the past few years, the Florida Museum of Natural History research on local birds has taken a giant leap…
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