Palynologist solves NASA riddle of mysterious ‘gunk’
Call it a galactic joy ride, but on Oct. 23, 2007, NASA’s 120th shuttle mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida,…
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The Andes’ Mountainous Paradox: So tall, so young
When asked if mountains grow slowly and steadily versus in rapid spurts, most people intuitively gravitate to the “slow and…
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Bull sharks and rays tracked in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon
Worldwide, there are only 75 known instances of unprovoked bull shark attacks and 23 human fatalities on record in the…
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Study counters ideas about Mayan elite craftworks
It’s easy to get carried away romanticizing the cushy lives of the fabulously wealthy, even those who lived in exotic…
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Bone collectors and sacred trash
To the Maya, throwing away the bones of hunted animals is as wasteful as throwing away the entire animal itself….
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Conserving Florida’s smalltooth sawfish
Globally, nearly all sawfish species are declining largely due to coastal habitat threats and over-fishing, but dwindling northern populations of…
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96-million-year-old fossil pollen sheds light on early pollinators
The collapse of honeybee colonies across North America is focusing attention on the honeybees’ vital role in the survival of…
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Florida Museum now houses its own deep freeze DNA library
Time is slowing down—way down—for a select collection of DNA specimens at the Florida Museum of Natural History. They are…
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Phantom fossils: ancient impressions of marine organisms
Tourists who comb Florida’s sandy beaches for exotic shells are probably unaware that they’re also picking through bits of geologic…
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Maya politics likely played role in ancient large game decline
When Kitty Emery goes hunting for large-game, she doesn’t have to wait for the right season, because the animals that…
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