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In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the Haitian cave-rail are not in the Americas, but Africa and the South Pacific, uncovering an unexpected link between Caribbean bird life and the Old World. Like many animals unique to the Caribbean,
relatives of cave-rails, were large, flightless birds with big beaks that could have

A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at an elevated risk of extinction. This first-of-its-kind, taxonomically diverse assessment evaluated nearly 1,600 species—including bees, beetles, butterflies, moths, flower flies, bats a
We also have a lot of plant diversity, which begets insect diversity.

Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never throwing anything out that might be useful later, they often duplicate their entire genome and hang on to the added genetic baggage. All those extra genes are then free to mutate and produce new physical traits, hastening the tempo of evolution
A new study shows that such duplication events have been vitally important throughout

NON-VENOMOUS Other common names Banded Watersnake, Florida Watersnake Basic description Most adult Southern Watersnakes are about 22-42 inches (56-107 cm) in total length. These are stout-bodied snakes with broad black, brown, or red crossbands (often bordered with black) down the back. The ligh
Cottonmouths have vertically elliptical (cat-like) pupils, whereas watersnakes have

When conditions are just right, organisms can undergo rapid bursts of diversification, and what starts out as one species can end up as an entire family tree in the evolutionary equivalent of the blink of an eye. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
“These butterflies have puzzled and exasperated lepidopterists, taxonomists and

Reptiles of Lake Worth Lagoon
Photo © Steve Turek For the past decade we have been fascinated by the unique nature

Mammals are a bit odd when it comes to bones. Rather than the bony plates and scales of crocodiles, turtles, lizards, dinosaurs and fish, mammals long ago traded in their ancestral suit of armor for a layer of insulating hair. Armadillos, with their protective and flexible shell of imbricated bon
a new bone-plated mammal in town by Jerald Pinson • May 24, 2023 Armadillos have

Florida Museum of Natural History
 Here at the Florida Museum, things have been shut down for … Continue It’s the

In a new study, biologists laid to rest a century-old debate by confirming that a single species of frog, out of the more than 7,000 living today, has true teeth on its lower jaw. The culprit, a large marsupial frog named Gastrotheca guentheri, has puzzled scientists since its discovery in 1882 for
This rare species, for which there have been no reported sightings since 1996, is

So February was crazy. Even by our usual standards of busy-ness, everything was just a little bit more hectic in February. There was a lot of background busyness in the form of job seminars. Most weeks, sometimes twice a week, the whole museum schlepped over to Powell Hall (the public face of the
Some of the recent new hires have already arrived (or will be arriving soon).