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Florida Museum of Natural History
University of Florida Cultural Plaza
3215 Hull Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-2710

Science + Research News

Jul 6, 2020

Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
Jun 26, 2020

Gatorade fuels endangered Miami blue butterflies
Jun 19, 2020

Shark attacks drop during coronavirus lockdown
Jun 8, 2020

New books present the PhyloCode, an evolution-based system for naming organisms

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