UF report: Unprovoked shark bites plummeted in 2024
Feb 11, 2025
Unprovoked shark attacks were down 22 from 2023.
Florida Museum exhibit proves success of showing how paleontologists work
Gainesville exhibit stocked with Florida fossils.
Florida Museum awarded nearly $3M in September from national foundation
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 […]
UF: Researchers identify first local extinction in U.S. due to sea level rise
Hurricanes, high ocean tides lead to Key Largo tree cactus destruction in Florida Keys.
Florida study shows tree diversity directly relates to productivity
Study from Florida Museum of Natural History published.
Florida Museum study shows decline in moths from southern cities
Mar 30, 2024
Study shows declines in urban and rural areas.
OpenVertebrate project offers free access to CT-scanned specimens
Five-year collaborative project among 18 institutions creates 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens.
UF scientists identify fossil as oldest in the Frankincense, Myrrh family
Dec 24, 2023
Fossils found in India during the 1970s.
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.
Scientist 3D model endangered mussels for training
U.S. serves as global hot spot for mussel biodiversity.
Shark bites tied for 10-year low in 2022
Feb 11, 2023
Study shows number of unprovoked shark attacks decreased last year.