Lice study dates first clothing at 170,000 years
When lice attack, it’s hard to call it a blessing. People have been tormented by the blood-sucking parasites for thousands…
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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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Gulf oil spill threatens toothy marine predator that is cultural and historic icon
The BP oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish and its relative…
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New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species
A new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures…
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Shark attacks sharply decline in Florida and US in 2009
Despite last month’s fatality off the Florida coast, the number of shark attacks in the United States continued its downward…
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Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa
A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles described this week by University of Florida researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was…
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DNA sequenced for entire Pacific island
Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of…
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Ancient sea stars pose challenge for paleontologists
Imagine trying to piece together a picture of marine species living 40 million years ago based on the flimsiest of…
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New forensic technique gives clues about sharks from bite damage
Hit-and-run attacks by sharks can be solved with a new technique that identifies the culprits by the unique chomp they…
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Researchers given glimpse into bull sharks’ movement
Indian River Lagoon, on Florida’s east coast, has historically served as habitat for an abundance of marine life. But human…
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