Researching 6,000 years of history in the Bahamas
The field of restoration ecology, in which native flora and fauna are re-established to create more sustainable environments, is taking…
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Genetic analysis of hybrid plants may have evolutionary consequences
For morning drivers on the roadways of the northwestern U.S., an innocuous purple or yellow flower similar to a daisy…
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Hellbender salamander study seeks answers for global amphibian decline
A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander is the first to…
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Evidence of mimicry in caterpillars documented
About 150 years ago, Henry Walter Bates described mimicry based on his observations of adult butterflies in the Amazon, contributing…
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Florida’s Gulf Coast Marine Biodiversity
Florida Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology curator Gustav Paulay discusses his mission to fully document the marine biodiversity of…
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Florida’s invasive amphibian and reptile problem leads world
During the 1800s, the world was going through transformations steered by war, invention, scientific innovation and the discovery of new…
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DNA barcoding improves tropical butterfly classification
When Charles Darwin journeyed to the Galapagos Islands in the 1830s, he collected some mysterious birds that later helped shape…
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New ancient crocodile relative from land of Titanoboa named
Did an ancient crocodile relative give the world’s largest snake a run for its money? In the post-dinosaur world of…
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Archaeologist receives grant to analyze Swift Creek pottery
Florida Museum of Natural History researcher Neill Wallis recently received a $55,000 National Science Foundation grant to analyze and digitally…
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Shedding light on ancient climate change
The mysterious appearance of numerous ancient duck bones dating to the sixth century at the Pineland archaeological site on Pine…
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