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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 were distributed to faculty members in archaeology, vertebrate paleontology, Lepidoptera, biodiversity info
Gabriela Hamerlinck, a professor in the University of Florida’s geography department

An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk communities were incredibly resilient to major climatic shifts during the last ice age. Scientists from the Florida Museum of Natural History and several European research institutions tracked the history of Adriatic ecosystems throug
it’s probably because of us,� said lead author Daniele Scarponi, an associate professor

Researchers picking through the contents of fossil clams from a Sarasota County quarry found dozens of tiny glass beads, likely the calling cards of an ancient meteorite. Analysis of the beads suggests they are microtektites, particles that form when the explosive impact of an extraterrestrial ob
and Planetary Science “They really stood out,� said Meyer, now an assistant professor

Sharing caves with millions of bats, the Caribbean’s first humans may have driven some species of the winged mammals to extinction. “Scientists have been studying bat fossils in the Caribbean for years,� said David Steadman, curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. “The pr
trouble if your food source is being wiped out.� Liliana Dávalos, assistant professor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History’s latest special exhibit invites visitors to take an up-close look at the often-hidden world of insects and the researchers that study them. Opening May 25, “Science Up Close: Incredible Insects” is a collaborative endeavor between the F
discussing entomology is how many ways insects affect our lives,” said Andrew Short, professor

Christopher Columbus. Admiral of the Ocean Sea. The Great Navigator. Renown as the champion of the belief that the earth was round. The man who sought the riches of the Far East by sailing to the west, and who happened instead upon a New World. The man who discovered America.  How accurate is the po
As Professor Carl Sauer noted in The Early Spanish Main: “Columbus had originated

Centuries before countries such as the United Arab Emirates and China started building islands, the Calusa Indians living in southwest Florida were piling shells into massive heaps to construct their own water-bound towns. One island in particular, Mound Key, was the capital of the Calusa kingdom
in such a way that supported a large population,� said Thompson, an associate professor

Good books broaden our horizons and inspire new conversations, no matter where we are! We were so proud to partner with Alachua County Library District in support of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read, a series of events building community while lifting the voices of women in science. We
Florida Museum Environmental Archaeology Collection Pam Soltis, Distinguished Professor

For Florida Museum of Natural History collection manager Rob Robins, biodiversity is something of a family theme. With his father a renowned ichthyologist, his mother an ichthyologist who sacrificed career for family and his wife a wildlife biologist, Robins has always been surrounded with th
, completed much of the fieldwork and collected many examples of cusk-eels as a professor

Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor attempt to take apart the rock and view the complete fossil may damage the bone, but micro-CT scanning technology has safeguarded the fate of these specimens, many of which are tens
Micro-CT technology has helped UF assistant anthropology professor Valerie DeLeon