Our blogs highlight the work of our scientists and support team that catalogs and examines global biodiversity, from the origin of earth as we know it, through present day, and forward into future possibilities.
Collecting Incredible Insects!
On May 25, 2024, the Florida Museum of Natural History’s newest exhibit, Science Up Close: Incredible Insects was unveiled to the…
Celebrating Sea Turtle Conservation
On World Sea Turtle Day over 700 visitors joined us to learn about Florida sea turtles and what we can…
Antarctic Dinosaurs
Remember this? Walk down memory lane with us to look at past special exhibits we’ve enjoyed here at the Florida…
Society for American Archaeology 2024 Meeting in NOLA
Many of our lab members are heading to the Big Easy this week to participate in the 89th Annual Meeting…
Spring 2024 in the Butterfly Rainforest
This sunny spring, the exhibit is bursting with blooms! There’s always something new to see when you visit the Butterfly…
Student Spotlight: Jacob Bethin
People often encounter caterpillars in their gardens or walking along a nature trail. Most of us are not even aware…
“It looks like several horse teeth”
While digging in our west pit on March 9th, volunteer, Bri Blaga found a heavily eroded horse tooth. The…
Richard E. and Virginia J. Dolder Endowment
Virginia Dolder was an active and engaging volunteer at the Florida Museum’s Butterfly Rainforest since its inception in 2004. After…
Behind the Scenes: Florida Museum’s Water Shapes Florida Exhibit Comes to Life
Construction echoes through the halls of the Florida Museum of Natural History as the eagerly anticipated Water Shapes Florida exhibit…
Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge
To celebrate our new exhibit opening, we hosted the Water Shapes Florida Photo Challenge. It was designed to educate and…
Costa Rica Photography Workshop with the Florida Museum and Holbrook Travel
It’s pre-dawn. Your camera and lenses are packed, and you’ve pulled yourself out of bed before sunrise for early morning…
Gator Giving Day 2024
The Florida Museum of Natural History, located on the University of Florida campus, invites you to join us as we…
Honoring the Past and Shaping the Future: Celebrating Black History Month
As we step into the month of February, the Florida Museum of Natural History commemorates Black History Month by spotlighting…
Cattle DNA: Nicolas and the NSF podcast
Using ancient DNA, researchers determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much earlier in the process of European…
Protecting rare butterflies of Florida’s pine flats and prairies
The Loammi skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi) is a small, wedge-shaped butterfly with stubby antennas and bulbous black eyes in a fuzzy…
Winter 2023 in the Butterfly Rainforest
Surprisingly, the cooler days of winter offer a perfect opportunity to see the butterflies the Butterfly Rainforest. While wandering through…
Changing Seas and digitizing shell collections
Collecting seashells on the beach is a wildly popular hobby here in Florida. Beyond the sometimes exquisite beauty of these…
Jellyfish and sea turtles with TED-Ed and Mariela Pajuelo
Are there too many jellyfish in the oceans lately? What’s going on and how can we fix this? TED-Ed talked…
Moth workshop for kids, anyone?
Recently, we conducted a hands-on science event at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC) in Ocala, about…
More of the Calusa Heritage Trail is Open and Guided Tours are Available!
Over the last 429 days (since Hurricane Ian made landfall), our staff and volunteers have worked tirelessly on the Randell…