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Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion

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Skeletal study suggests at least 11 fish species are capable of walking

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In butterfly battle of sexes, males deploy ‘chastity belts’ but females fight back

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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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Austin, Bullen 2020 student research award winners named

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Five Facts: Portuguese Man-of-War

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Florida’s rare blue bee rediscovered at Lake Wales Ridge

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Shark attacks drop during coronavirus lockdown

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Welcome to shark class

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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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