Environmental archaeology receives NSF grant to curate specimens before data go ‘dark’
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Environmental Archaeology Program received a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation grant to curate some…
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Taíno origin story comes to life in animated video by TED-Ed, Museum archaeologist
Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologist William Keegan collaborated with TED-Ed to produce a video dramatization of how the world…
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A kaleidoscope of monarchs: Marveling at one of nature’s greatest journeys
Our horses breathed deep but kept a steady pace as we ascended to 10,000 feet above sea level, scanning the…
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Are shark teeth fossils true fossils?
We get questions like this a lot. This question came by tweet. We turned to Richard Hulbert, Florida Museum’s vertebrate…
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New South American butterfly species named for Florida Museum’s Andy Warren
Researchers have discovered a common butterfly genus from South America previously believed to contain just three species actually has 12….
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Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network
The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…
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Florida Museum introduces new science outreach programs for Gainesville children
When the Gainesville Cultural Arts Coalition approached Florida Museum of Natural History school outreach coordinator Alberto Lopez in January to…
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25,000 moths from one Florida backyard show how insects change with the seasons
It may seem as though the same brown moths circle your porch light each night. But a two-year survey of…
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Florida scientists tag deep-sea shark from submersible
Florida scientists have tagged a deep-sea shark from a submersible, a historic first that took three expeditions, more than 2,000…
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DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery
When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of…
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