Archaeologists uncover centuries-old mystery of Tampa Bay’s secret community of migrant potters
Key Points Archaeologists have debated for decades over how Mississippian-style pottery ended up in Tampa Bay, an area long left…
Pam and Doug Soltis win society award for public outreach
University of Florida distinguished professors Pam and Doug Soltis were recently selected as this year’s recipients of the Peter Raven…
It took 3.7 billion years for this genome to evolve. UF students assembled it in one semester
Key points Eleven undergraduate students at the University of Florida are the first to assemble the pignut hickory tree genome.…
Planes on a snake? Scientists discover crabs hitching a ride on sea snakes
Key points In 2012, scientists working off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica found dozens of sea snakes with crabs…
UF student receives award for best presentation at national biology conference
Benjamin Genter, a senior at the University of Florida, recently received the Henri Seibert Award for best student talk at…
Tiny transmitters could unlock monarch migration mysteries in Florida
Every spring, many monarch butterflies drift back into Florida on orange-and-black wings that have captivated scientists for generations. They arrive…
Key points Over the course of 20 years, an international team of scientists collected and carbon-dated more than 7,500 marine…
Butterflies worldwide are on the move as the climate warms
A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range,…
Scientists look to shark DNA for the genetic signature of time
Aging leaves telltale marks on DNA, and for the first time, scientists have used those molecular signatures to create a…
Students unearth rare, centuries-year-old pot at local mission site
Some 400 years ago, a member of the Indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe scooped up some clay and carefully molded it into a…