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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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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Underground movement: The secret lives of geophytes
Plants may seem like some of nature’s most passive creatures, but some have a say in how they live and…
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Why Science? Herpetology
Coleman Sheehy, the herpetology collection manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains his early childhood interest in amphibians…
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Alligator Fossils at Montbrook
Jonathan Bloch, a paleontologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses fossils of alligators and other animals found at…
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Why Science? Paleontology
Jonathan Bloch, a Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains how an early interest in…
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Why Science? Plant Evolutionary Genetics
University of Florida plant evolutionary geneticist Doug Soltis explains how he became interested in studying biodiversity and the research he…
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Genetic Mining of the Mints
University of Florida plant evolutionary geneticist Doug Soltis explains the DNA/RNA extraction process from mint plants. Analyzing this data allows…
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Vegetation Management
Jaret Daniels, a butterfly researcher with the UF department of entomology and nematology and Florida Museum of Natural History, describes…
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Why Science? Monarch Population
Jaret Daniels, a researcher in entomology and nematology for the Florida Museum of Natural History, describes why he enjoys working…
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