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cookiecutter shark

Life on Earth

First cookiecutter shark attack on a live human

June 30, 2011

A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers provides details on the first cookiecutter shark attack on a live human, a…
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Gifford Waters on site

Cultural Heritage

Researchers unearth only stone mission church in St. Augustine

June 2, 2011

University of Florida archaeologists uncovered the remains of a more than 300-year-old building Friday in St. Augustine that may predate…
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Gustav Paulay examines a fossil crab claw

Life on Earth

Oceanic land crab extinction linked to colonization of Hawaii

May 17, 2011

University of Florida researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the…
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Domestic cat

Life on Earth

Study finds cats No. 1 predator to urban mockingbird nests

May 5, 2011

A new University of Florida study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists…
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fossil seeds held in hand

Evolution

Scientists search for grape fossils at long-forgotten site in Peru

May 1, 2011

In the spring of 2010, Steve Manchester, Florida Museum of Natural History curator of paleobotany, and Fabiany Herrera, a University…
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passion flower vine

Evolution

Researchers help pinpoint key events in ancient plant evolution

April 10, 2011

Researchers from the University of Florida and six other institutions have unlocked some of the key foundations for the evolution…
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Fire ants

Life on Earth

New study pinpoints U.S. as source of worldwide fire ant invasions

April 1, 2011

The sweet smells of spring fill the air as more and more people head to parks and playgrounds to enjoy…
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angiosperm fossil from China

Evolution

Fossil reveals new genus of 125-million-year-old eudicot from China

March 30, 2011

A Florida Museum researcher has helped describe the earliest known fossil remains of a flowering plant from China that has…
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Tragopogon miscellus, AKA "John-go-to-bed-at-noon."

Evolution

Flowering plant study ‘catches evolution in the act’

March 17, 2011

A new Florida Museum study shows when two flowering plants are crossed to produce a new hybrid, the new species’ genes are…
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Blacktip reef shark

Life on Earth

Some sharks follow ‘mental map’ to navigate seas

March 9, 2011

A new study led by a Florida Museum researcher uses tracking data of three shark species to provide the first…
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