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DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives

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Fossil rodent teeth add North American twist to Caribbean mammals’ origin story

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After routing de Soto, Chickasaws repurposed Spanish objects for everyday use

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Giant sea anemone eats ants

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Florida Museum honors 2021 Austin, Bullen student research award winners

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School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate

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Scientists discover nest, new northern range of Florida’s rare blue calamintha bee

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Poisonous plants in your Florida garden: Six deadly species to know

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Butterfly garden initiative expands to community centers, after-school programs

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Community science callout: Help locate rare butterfly’s host plants in Florida, Georgia

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Florida Program for Shark Research

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Shark attack numbers remained ‘extremely low’ in 2020, but fatalities spiked

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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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