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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Museum volunteers discover new species of extinct heron at North Florida fossil site
When the bones of an ancient heron were unearthed at a North Florida fossil site, the find wasn’t made by…
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In Gabon with a professional frog-catcher
University of Florida Ph.D. student Gregory Jongsma has been obsessed with Africa’s wildlife since his childhood. Not the animals you…
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Invertebrate zoology division to add new collections with NSF grant
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology will incorporate new collections with the help of a National…
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Tiger beetles: fierce hunters, fast movers
Tiger beetles are jewel-toned insects that run so fast, they have to stop to see where they’re going. These long-legged…
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Five Facts: Clover in Florida
Fact 1: There are a lot of clovers! The genus Trifolium, commonly known as clover, consists of about 255 species…
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