Robert Guralnick named UF Research Foundation Professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named Florida Museum of Natural History scientist Robert Guralnick a UFRF Professor for…
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Disney awards funding to UF butterfly, sea turtle conservation projects
As part of its work to save wildlife, the Disney Conservation Fund awarded funding to two University of Florida research…
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Remembering Naziha Mestaoui, renowned artist, museum collaborator
Globally acclaimed artist and beloved Florida Museum of Natural History collaborator Naziha Mestaoui passed away on April 29. She was…
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Lyin’ eyes: Butterfly, moth eyespots may look the same, but likely evolved separately
The iconic eyespots that some moths and butterflies use to ward off predators likely evolved in distinct ways, providing insights…
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Florida lizard’s bad case of constipation makes history
Feasting at a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor grease bin gave one northern curly-tailed lizard a record-breaking case of constipation. Mouthfuls…
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Archaeologists verify Florida’s Mound Key as location of elusive Spanish fort
Florida and Georgia archaeologists have discovered the location of Fort San Antón de Carlos, home of one of the first…
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Lawrence Page receives Fulbright award to study freshwater fish in Thailand
Lawrence Page, Florida Museum of Natural History curator of fishes, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to document…
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Here be dragons: Analysis reveals new species in Smaug lizard group
Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small,…
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Liz Wing: A portrait in persistence
Elizabeth “Liz” Wing arrived at the University of Florida in the mid-1950s with little more than a suitcase, less than…
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Butterflies’ ‘secret’ to keeping cool hidden in wings
A butterfly’s wings are more than just eye-catching flight gear. A new study reveals microscopic structures that give butterflies their…
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