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Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collections, may be extinct

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New genus of tiny, iridescent snake from Philippines found in collection

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Ancient DNA retells story of Caribbean’s first people

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Top killers of Florida birds: Trauma on land, starvation at sea

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Keith Willmott named director of McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity

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Robert Guralnick named UF Research Foundation Professor

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Remembering Naziha Mestaoui, renowned artist, museum collaborator

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Five Facts: Portuguese man-of-war

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Get to know Florida’s fossil pearls

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Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge

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Akito Kawahara talks insect declines – and what you can do – with Adam Conover

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Shark attacks drop during coronavirus lockdown

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Shark attacks remained low in 2019 – but bites from the elusive cookiecutter were up

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Florida Museum scientists zoom in on DNA to save thorny skates

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Florida scientists tag deep-sea shark from submersible

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DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery

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