Scientists use fossils to assess the health of Florida’s largest remaining seagrass bed
The seagrass is greener along Florida’s Nature Coast … figuratively, that is. A new study published in the journal Marine…
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A plant you’ve never heard of can do what scientists once thought impossible
About 3.7 billion years ago, a string of naturally occurring molecules — the same kind that astronomers have found in…
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Biologists create a one-stop shop for world’s most charismatic plants
The Florida Museum of Natural History has partnered with 35 herbarium collections across the United States to create a web…
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Mariela Pajuelo named University of Florida advisor of the year
Mariela Pajuelo, an assistant scientist at the Florida Museum of Natural History, has been named advisor of the year by…
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Florida Museum of Natural History among winners of Gainesville Beautification Award
At a recent ceremony, the Gainesville City Beautification Board recognized ten local businesses and organizations with the 2025 Gainesville Beautification…
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Introduced trees are becoming more common in the eastern United States, while native diversity declines
In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a…
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Charles Cobb named UF Research Foundation 2025 professor
The University of Florida Research Foundation has named 35 of the university’s most productive and promising faculty members as UFRF…
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Florida Museum announces 2025 Austin, biodiversity and Bullen award winners
The Florida Museum of Natural History has announced the winners of its annual Austin, biodiversity and Bullen graduate student awards,…
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Over one-fifth of native North American pollinators at elevated risk of extinction
A pivotal new study led by NatureServe reveals that more than 22% of native pollinators in North America are at…
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Thorny skates come in snack and party sizes. After a century of guessing, scientists now know why
When Jeff Kneebone was a college student in 2002, his research involved a marine mystery that has stumped curious scientists…
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