Protecting a sunken ancient world
Probing the contours of some of the world’s most dangerous underwater caves: that’s how Brian Kakuk discovered the Bahamas’ oldest…
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High tides: Florida’s early climate-change resettlements could guide modern sea level rise planning
Miami residents dodging sea-water spewing manhole covers take note: You’re not the first Floridians to deal with climate change. That…
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Is Alaska’s first new butterfly species in decades an ancient hybrid?
Some might say it takes a rare breed to survive the Alaska wilderness. The discovery of a possible new species…
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World’s oldest chameleon
Editor’s note: New fossil discoveries show this specimen is an amphibian known as an albanerpetontid, not a chameleon. Even though…
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Six new African clawed-frog species discovered
Before modern-day pregnancy tests, doctors in the early 20th century resorted to unusual methods. One was to expose a live…
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A new age for exploring the uncharted deep sea
Imagine looking down on where you live from 20,000 feet above. Now imagine 95 percent of what’s below has never…
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Before the Pilgrims, Floridians celebrated the ‘real’ first Thanksgiving
It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our…
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Beyond the temples
Most of what we know about Mayan civilization relates to kings, queens and their elaborate temples. To understand what life…
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Fossils reveal humans were greater threat than climate change to Caribbean wildlife
Nearly 100 fossil species pulled from a flooded cave in the Bahamas reveal a true story of persistence against all…
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Public archaeology
Florida Museum of Natural History archaeologists enlisted the help of the public as they returned to the remains of the…
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