Avery, George 1997 Pots as Packaging: The Spanish olive jar and Andalusian Transatlantic Commercial Activity, 16th-18th centuries. Dissertation (Ph. D.)–University of Florida. Ayers, John 1988 Blue-and-White and the Origins of Ming Porcelain Style. In In Pursuit of the Dragon, Traditions and T
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The frogs and the geckos are well adapted to walking on glass. Windows present a perfect hunting ground for moths, and these animals sometimes cross paths, as both hunt by night. In this video, one such encounter is shown. The gecko withdrew, but got the prize moth both were eying. https://youtu
Only bite what you can swallow Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack
A new University of Florida study dismisses claims that megalodon is still alive by determining a date of extinction for the largest predatory shark to ever live. Researchers from UF and the University of Zurich hope the study appearing online today in the journal PLOS ONE showing the species
Vertebrate paleontologist Jorge Velez-Juarbe with the Natural History Museum of Los
McGuire Center staff and students had a productive spring semester. Juliette Rubin from the Kawahara Lab completed her Ph.D., and her work on the Luna Moth has already resulted in two publications. In one study, she determined that the presence or absence of tails in males is not a factor in female
Blooming coral tree in front of Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
A new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures of extinct vertebrates and help reconstruct temperatures of ancient environments. The study, appearing in this week’s online early edition of Pro
California Institute of Technology; Edwin Schauble of the University of California, Los
When Hercules was tasked by Eurystheus with cleaning up after King Augeas‘ cattle in a single day, he had his work cut out for him. But Hercules, being not only a superhero but also a wiz, figured out a painless solution and diverted a nearby river so that its waters would do the work for him. All a
Only bite what you can swallow Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack
I know what you are going to say: “Moths have no blood.” That’s splitting hairs though—moths have liquid called hemolymph that performs similar function as our blood; it’s not red because there is no hemoglobin. In moths, lymph delivers nutrients throughout the body, while oxygen is delivered via th
Only bite what you can swallow Coral Trees of Los Angeles and the Moths that Attack
A Florida Museum researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North America as the center of origin for all living marsupials. The study, to be published in PLoS ONE on Dec. 16, shows that pe
Inés Horovitz, an assistant adjunct professor at the University of California, Los
The Florida Museum of Natural History, along with the University of Florida and external organizations, offers a variety of funding opportunities to support student research, fieldwork, and professional development. Here, we list available awards and grants, including those offered by the Museum, UF
Non-traditional funding for young scientists and explorers Natural History Museum of Los
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Step back in time and embark on an icy adventure at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s new “Antarctic Dinosaurs” exhibit, opening Oct. 7. While Antarctica is a frozen land of snow today, this exciting exhibition reveals the lush habitat it once was 200 million years ago a
by the Field Museum, Chicago in partnership with the Natural History Museum of Los
