Answer to restoring lost island biodiversity found in fossils
Many native species have vanished from tropical islands because of human impact, but University of Florida scientists have discovered how…
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DNA tells story of butterfly evolution
The wispy, delicate nature of butterflies and moths is part of their charm, but their soft bodies do not preserve…
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Introducing K-12 teachers to our Panama fieldwork
Over the past 4 million years, North American fauna migrated to South America via the Isthmus of Panama. Florida Museum…
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9,700 acres tell stories of Florida’s past
It was home to Native Americans as early as 12,000 B.C., then settlers during the Civil War. Its pine trees…
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Rewriting the evolutionary history of sea cucumbers
Scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History have discovered that a group of tiny sea cucumbers has enormous taxonomic…
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Bird calls on demand
While standing next to a shelf filled with thousands of aging reel-to-reel and other tape recordings of bird sounds collected…
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Unearthing a rare stone mission church in St. Augustine
Large-scale excavations are underway in St. Augustine of the 337-year-old remains of one of the largest and most ornate churches…
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Ancient crocodilian named after Tolkien creature
A new University of Florida study describes a 16-foot, 900-pound ancient species of crocodilian that swam in the same rivers…
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Discovery of over 100 new species
A saber-toothed cat that roamed the southeastern U.S. 5 million years ago, the world’s oldest grape and a bizarre hermit…
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A butterfly in hiding takes wing on social media
Thanks to social media and museum collections, a butterfly species was recognized in 2011 after more than 50 years of…
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