Five Facts: Air potatoes in Florida
Air potatoes in Florida Scientific name: Dioscorea bulbifera This vine can be found in nearly every county in Florida. 1:…
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What is a Herbarium?
Many folks seem to be under the mistaken impression that a herbarium is a place where herbs are grown. Actually,…
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Philodoria & Science with Chris Johns
Scientist Bio: Chris A. Johns Eventually, Chris Johns hopes to slow down and spend his retirement surfing and hanging out,…
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Jawfish, bandfish and systematist William Smith-Vaniz
Our ichthyology Research Associate William Smith-Vaniz has described a new species of jawfish, Opistognathus ensiferus, in a paper published in Zootaxa…
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Florida fishes book features live photos
Freshwater fishes in Florida are getting a close-up 60 years in the making. Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyologists have…
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iDigBio: Why Digitize
Recently iDigBio produced a video discussing digitization of collections, featuring the Florida Museum collections and scientists to illustrate a common…
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Worker bees behind the scenes
As a vegan and animal lover, lab technician Samantha Epstein had always envisioned a future working with wildlife. “I definitely…
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iDigBio receives $15.5 million grant to digitize collections
Fossil primates, ancient mollusks and exotic butterflies will soon be coming to your home—as long as you have a personal…
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Genetic Resource Repository
Pamela Soltis, a curator and distinguished professor of molecular systematics and evolutionary genetics at the Florida Museum of Natural History,…
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Tree of Life
Distinguished professor Doug Soltis discusses his development of the Tree of Life project. After 30 years of research, Soltis has…
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