Key points In an article recently published in the journal Evolution & Development, Andrei Sourakov — an expert on ...

Want a sneak peek at the new and improved Florida Museum? We're having an exclusive opening for our members on . 22! Explore ...

Through partnership in honoring and sharing Seminole Tribe of Florida heritage, join us at Heartwood Soundstage for a special performance by Seminole Tribe of Florida poets, musicians and storytellers ...

Like all other snakes, sea snakes shed their skin as they grow. But because they live near the surface of the open ocean, they don’t have the benefit of removing their old skin by slithering against a ...

Common Name: Starry Night Cracker Scientific Name: Hamadryas laodamia Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Biblidinae Tribe: Ageroniini Wingspan: 2.5 to 3.4 in Place of origin: Central & South America ...

In productive marine environments, a square meter of seafloor can be perforated by hundreds to thousands of isolated and interconnected tunnels through which crawl and writhe a cornucopia of clams, ...

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida river. The fossils they left behind, discovered by paleontologists at the ...

King tides are the highest natural high tides of the year. They are not caused by storms or extreme weather, but by consistent interactions between the Earth, moon, and sun. According to the NOAA, ...

Global unprovoked shark bites returned to near-average levels in 2025, following a sharp reduction the year prior. There was a total of 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide in 2025, slightly less than ...

hameleons’ wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of study, modern imaging has revealed the secret of their nearly 360-degree view ...

Archaeologists rely on pottery artifacts to understand the everyday lives of the people who made them. Analyzing the artifact’s composition, technique and decoration can help scientists understand ...

Thirty years ago, the Everglades was a much different place than it is today. At one time, people could go and see wildlife of all sizes, but today something is missing. Many mammals used to call the ...