UF receives $1.97 million NSF grant to develop paleontology network
With the goal of promoting life-long learning, University of Florida researchers will use a four-year, $1.97 million National Science Foundation…Read More
Museum Megalodon jaw to be displayed in new Panama Biomuseo
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently shipped the jaws of a Megalodon shark to Panama for display in the…Read More
Panama shark, ray fossils shed light on ancient ocean connections
A new study led by Museum researchers provides evidence of an interchange between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans nine to…Read More
New ancient shark species gives insight into origin of great white
The great white shark is one of the largest living predatory animals and a magnet for media sensationalism, yet its…Read More
New ancient camels from Panama Canal excavation named
When it comes to camels, it’s difficult not to think of the Old World depicted through Arabian Nights – Bedouin…Read More
Early North Americans lived with extinct giant beasts
A new Florida Museum study that determined the age of skeletal remains provides evidence humans reached the Western Hemisphere during…Read More
UF, FSU receive $10 million for project to digitize U.S. biology collections
The National Science Foundation announced today its award of a $10 million grant to the University of Florida and Florida State University to coordinate 92…Read More
Isthmus of Panama formed as result of plate tectonics
Contrary to previous evidence, a new Florida Museum of Natural History study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely…Read More
The Andes’ Mountainous Paradox: So tall, so young
When asked if mountains grow slowly and steadily versus in rapid spurts, most people intuitively gravitate to the “slow and…Read More
Study shows largest North America climate change in 65 million years
The largest climate change in central North America since the age of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, a temperature…Read More