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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crowded, noisy environments, like zoos and museums, can be stressful and make it difficult for some people on the autism spectrum to enjoy learning. In an effort to create a more inviting environment for all, the Florida Museum of Natural History hosts Museum for Me programs mult
Museum/Kristen Grace Although it began as an annual event, popularity and demand led

More than three centuries before initiatives to increase the number of women in STEM fields, 52-year-old Maria Sibylla Merian sailed across the Atlantic on a largely self-funded scientific expedition to document the animals and plants of Dutch Suriname. Born in Germany in 1647, Merian was a profe
realizing that other caterpillars also produced beautiful butterflies or moths, “this led

A 37-year survey of monarch populations in North Central Florida shows that caterpillars and butterflies have been declining since 1985 and have dropped by 80 percent since 2005. This decrease parallels monarchs’ dwindling numbers in their overwintering grounds in Mexico, said study co-author Jar
longest location-based monarch monitoring effort to date, a multi-institute team led

Lutjanus campechanus These off-shore fish prefer deep reefs or rocky banks int he Western Atlantic. They’re a dark pink-red, fading to pale underbelly, and younger, smaller fish sometimes have a dark spot high on their sides. They are classically almond-shaped, with red eyes, and dorsal and anal
For many years, taxonomic confusion led numerous authors to incorrectly refer to

There are few places in Southwest Florida where evidence of people of the Late Archaic period through modern times is preserved. Calusa Island, separated from the Northern terminus of Pine Island by Jug Creek, is one such place. In the June 2016 edition of this newsletter (available here on
FPAN archaeologist Rachael Kangas led the excavation unit.

These days, climate change is a hot topic. What will happen as temperatures rise more rapidly than humans have documented in modern history? Will birds and mammals flock or will they be able to acclimate? Who will become extinct? In recent years, scientists have strived to understand the a
were smaller during that time, the analysis of different-sized Sifrhippus teeth led

For a few weeks each year, dozens of people stop their everyday activities to put on clothes they don’t mind getting dirty, drive to the middle of nowhere and dig in the dirt and mud for fossils. Neither professional archaeologists nor paleontologists, the volunteers are like angels for the Flori
found there – from amphibians and reptiles to three-toed horses and bear-dogs – has led

The showy colors of some butterflies could advertise their speed and nimbleness, much like a coat of bright yellow paint on a sports car. A new study shows birds can learn to recognize these visual cues, avoiding not only butterflies they’ve failed to nab in the past but similar-looking species as w
had varying levels of tolerance for the bad-tasting almond, said Páez, who co-led

Imagine looking down on where you live from 20,000 feet above. Now imagine 95 percent of what’s below has never been seen. That’s what it’s like exploring the deep sea—the planet’s largest and most unknown habitat. The deep-sea environment is ominous and harsh. There is no light and the pressure
Hindrances in investigating unexplored areas of the ocean during netting expeditions led

From the jungles of Southeast Asia to the Greek Islands, Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Nico Cellinese has searched for the answers to how evolution works. But during fieldwork in the Mediterranean Basin—a biodiversity hotspot—she found more questions than answers. “There are so many
of the group was likely the result of ancient geologic and tectonic events that led