Amphibian diversity
David Blackburn, an associate curator of herpetology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the joys of working with…
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Mammal collections and the Florida panther
Verity Mathis, mammal collections manager at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the importance of mammal collections and the…
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Bringing hobbits to Gainesville
Whether they are flowering in a field, preserved in the Florida Museum of Natural History Herbarium or used to make…
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Florida Museum, UF get $1.2 million grant for youth STEM education
There is new hope for kids who spend their free time digging in their backyards in search of dinosaur bones,…
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Museum reaches 500,000 digitized mollusks online, largest worldwide
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently surpassed half a million cataloged mollusk specimen records in its online database, making…
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What lies within
Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor…
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Five Facts: Nine-banded armadillo
The nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is a medium-size, armored mammal that is mostly nocturnal and lives in a great deal…
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A new age for exploring the uncharted deep sea
Imagine looking down on where you live from 20,000 feet above. Now imagine 95 percent of what’s below has never…
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Thomas Farm: a prehistoric treasure
Places like the Hell Creek Formation in Montana and the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles echo famous prehistoric…
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Invasive species
Kenneth Krysko, a herpetologist (reptile researcher) at the Florida Museum of Natural History, discusses the problem of the state’s invasive…
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