Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort
Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first…
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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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Even Stranger Things: What’s next for the Demogorgon? Scientists weigh in
In the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” the Demogorgon – a humanlike predatory creature whose face opens like a flower to…
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Two new truffle species discovered in Florida pecan orchards
Two new species of truffles were recently discovered on the roots of pecan trees in Florida orchards. The good news…
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Moths with larger hindwings and longer tails are best at deflecting bats
Each night, dramatic aerial battles are waged above our heads, complete with barrel rolls, razor-sharp turns, sonar jamming, cloaking devices…
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Five Facts: Geophytes
Every day, without even realizing it, you come into contact with geophytes. By just walking around the grocery store, you…
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40 years of friendship, 70,000 specimens: Amateur entomologists donate lifetimes’ worth of butterflies and moths
As a 4-year-old, butterfly net in hand, Ed Knudson set out to catch insects in his neighborhood. Little did he…
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Teachers receive fossils, create lesson plans at museum workshop
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers and amateur paleontologists teamed up to give K-12 teachers a crash course that came…
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Florida Museum doctoral student receives NSF graduate fellowship
Florida Museum of Natural History doctoral student Rachel Narducci was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Narducci,…
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Odd couples from the natural world – which one are you?
We all have our different ways of showing love, from a hug to flowers to a date at a fancy…
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