Fish switch: Identity of mystery invader in Florida waters corrected after 20 years
Sometimes scientists make mistakes. Case in point is the chanchita, a South American freshwater fish that has been swimming in…
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Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old
Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to…
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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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Museum team’s data tool wins second place in Ebbe Nielsen Challenge
A data citation and tracking tool created by Florida Museum of Natural History researchers has won second place in the…
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Michelle LeFebvre appointed South Florida Archaeology and Ethnography’s assistant curator
The Florida Museum of Natural History has appointed archaeologist Michelle LeFebvre as assistant curator of the South Florida Archaeology and…
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Florida Museum scientists zoom in on DNA to save thorny skates
With toothlike spines and barbs, thorny skates are just as sharp as their name suggests. But these shark relatives are…
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Fingerprints of ancient forests offer rare look at Florida 16 million years ago
Along a bend in the Apalachicola River, 50 miles west of Tallahassee, Florida’s largest slice of visible bedrock towers more…
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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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