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Feb 18, 2019
20-million-year-old tusked sea cow is Central America’s oldest marine mammal
Steven Manchester didn’t set out to discover Central America’s oldest known marine mammal. He was hoping to find fossil plants. Manchester, curator...
Jan 28, 2019
Shark bites plummet, fatalities remain average in 2018
While several high-profile shark bites made headlines last year, the total number of shark attacks globally took a nosedive. The University of Florida’s...
Dec 31, 2018
Scientists: ‘Time is ripe’ to use big data for planet-sized plant questions
A group of Florida Museum of Natural History scientists has issued a “call to action” to use big data to tackle longstanding questions about plant...