Spooky natural history
This Halloween season, we’re celebrating a part of Florida’s natural history that’s often underappreciated: fungi, parasites and wasps. We’ve also…
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New book brings prehistoric mammals to life
After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched…
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University of Florida offers new archaeology field course based in Gainesville
Archaeologists at the Florida Museum of Natural History want to remind students that the past is just beneath their feet….
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Using genomics to immortalize and protect McCarty Woods on UF Campus
McCarty Woods is a 2.9-acre conservation area at the heart of the University of Florida’s central campus. The beautiful, species-diverse…
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New book charts the history and evolution of world’s butterflies
In a new book, a father and daughter scientist duo explore the 100-million-year history of butterflies. From their inauspicious origin…
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A natural history of the Red Sea and the uncertain future of its corals
Early in May 2023, a small team of marine biologists arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. They’d flown…
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Natural history Valentine’s Day cards
Plants and animals display an astounding variety of amorous exploits that make our love lives seem simple in comparison. There…
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Third annual ‘Black in Natural History Museums Week’ kicks off Oct. 15
The third annual Black in Natural History Museums week will take place Oct 15-21 with online and in-person events that…
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Sawfish tagged in Cedar Key for first time in decades
In 2003, smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) had the unenviable distinction of being the first native marine fish listed under the…
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Paleontologists discover elephant graveyard in North Florida
About five and a half million years ago, several gomphotheres — extinct relatives of elephants — died in or near…
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