Plant biologist Doug Soltis elected to National Academy of Sciences
Plant biologist Doug Soltis has been elected a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, an achievement considered one…
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Partners in parasitism, lice and their bacterial sidekicks share long history
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the…
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Pam and Doug Soltis elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Plant biologists Pam and Doug Soltis are among this year’s class of national and international leaders elected to the American…
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Miami Blue Butterflies
Once common throughout coastal southern Florida, the Miami blue butterfly now ranks among North America’s rarest insects. While the main…
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Mollusk graveyards are time machines to oceans’ pristine past
A Florida Museum of Natural History study shows that mollusk fossils provide a reliable measure of human-driven changes in marine ecosystems…
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DNA barcodes help solve butterfly classification conundrums
Take a look at this box of butterflies. How many species do you see? You might be tempted to divide…
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Global shark attacks drop to annual average in 2016
After 2015’s record-busting 98 shark attacks, calmer waters prevailed in 2016. The University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File reported…
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