Fossils from the Adriatic Sea show a recent and worrying reversal of fortunes
If you’d stopped monitoring the Adriatic Sea’s marine life in the mid-20th century, the outlook would have been promising. Snails…
Michal Kowalewski named 2024 UF Research Foundation professor
Michal Kowalewski is among 34 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members named 2024 UF Research Foundation professors.…
Human activity is making it harder for scientists to interpret oceans’ past
New research shows human activity is significantly altering the ways in which marine organisms are preserved, with lasting effects that…
The immense journey: The life of Harry Lee, in the words of those who knew him
In his book, “The Immense Journey,” anthropologist Loren Eiseley wrote, “If there is magic in this world, it is contained…
Luis Torres wins first place in the University of Florida Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Luis Torres, a second-year doctoral student in the University of Florida’s department of geological sciences, has won first place in…
Marine fossils are a reliable benchmark for degrading and collapsing ecosystems
Biologists attempting to conserve and restore denuded environments are limited by their scant knowledge of what those environments looked like…
Stephanie Killingsworth receives award for outstanding geoscience graduate students
Stephanie Killingsworth has been named a recipient of the Winifred Goldring Award by the Association for Women Geoscientists. This national…