Sea turtle, herpetology collection photos
A sea turtle specimen from our Herpetology Collection. © Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Kristen Grace Also
Why Science? Lepidopterology
Akito Kawahara, an assistant professor and curator of Lepidoptera at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains why he became…
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Museum researcher to address Congress on digitizing biological collections
Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Larry Page will deliver a congressional briefing in Washington Tuesday about the value of…
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Record number of endangered sawfish tagged
Scientists studying marine animals at the Florida Museum of Natural History seem to be living the high life, heading to…
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Catching Bats in the Caribbean
Doctoral biology student Angelo Soto-Centeno explains his research into how climate change has affected the diversity of bat populations across…
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Researchers discover ‘green’ pesticide effective against citrus pests
Florida Museum researchers have discovered a key amino acid essential for human nutrition is also an effective insecticide against caterpillars…
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Florida’s Gulf Coast Marine Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology curator Gustav Paulay discusses his mission to fully document the marine biodiversity of…
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Updated field guide includes more than 100 newly recognized fish species
While Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyologist Larry Page collected specimens in Thailand this spring, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt released one…
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UF, FSU receive $10 million for project to digitize U.S. biology collections
The National Science Foundation announced today its award of a $10 million grant to the University of Florida and Florida State University to coordinate 92…
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Scientists receive rare giant squid for research
One of the mysterious legends of the sea, the giant squid has haunted sailors for hundreds of years. From the…
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