Panama Canal expansion rewrites history of world’s most ecologically diverse bats
Most bats patrol the night sky in search of insects. New World leaf-nosed bats take a different approach. Among the…
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New study shows scientists improve communication, education skills after working with teachers
Every summer from 2012 to 2016, Bruce MacFadden and a team of scientists accompanied K-12 teachers on an expedition to…
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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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Panama Canal Project
Between 2009 and 2016, the Panama Canal was expanded, providing an opportunity for researchers to excavate fossils at previously inaccessible….
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Program inspires teachers to seek new horizons in science
From a fossil museum curated by students to a garden used for experimentation, an innovative program that exposes educators to…
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New ancient camels from Panama Canal excavation named
When it comes to camels, it’s difficult not to think of the Old World depicted through Arabian Nights – Bedouin…
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Research, education initiative to take place in Panama
Florida Museum of Natural History scientists are leading a research and education project in Panama with the help of a…
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Megalodon shark nursery discovered
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama,…
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