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Florida Museum awarded nearly $3M in September from national foundation

Sep 8, 2024
Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and collaborating institutions have been collectively awarded $2,837,441 in funding from the National Science Foundation this month. Awards […]
News

UF: Researchers identify first local extinction in U.S. due to sea level rise

Jul 9, 2024
Hurricanes, high ocean tides lead to Key Largo tree cactus destruction in Florida Keys.
Outdoors

Florida study shows tree diversity directly relates to productivity

Apr 6, 2024
Study from Florida Museum of Natural History published.
Outdoors

Florida Museum study shows decline in moths from southern cities

Mar 30, 2024
Study shows declines in urban and rural areas.
Education

OpenVertebrate project offers free access to CT-scanned specimens

Mar 8, 2024
Five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions creates 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens.
History

UF scientists identify fossil as oldest in the Frankincense, Myrrh family

Dec 24, 2023
Fossils found in India during the 1970s.
News

Florida Museum receives $99K NAGPRA grant for repatriation efforts

Oct 12, 2023
Museums nationwide have returned 1.86 million funerary items and remains to Native American tribes.
Education

Scientist 3D model endangered mussels for training

Sep 9, 2023
U.S. serves as global hot spot for mussel biodiversity.
News

UF begins elephant graveyard excavation 

Jul 30, 2023
Discovery called once-in-a-lifetime find.
Outdoors

Museum researchers tag sawfish in Cedar Key

Jul 16, 2023
Species may be making a comeback.
Outdoors

Shark bites tied for 10-year low in 2022

Feb 11, 2023
Study shows number of unprovoked shark attacks decreased last year.