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Michal Kowalewski

Two sand dollars and a heart urchin on a black background

Climate Change

Sea urchins keep on trucking while other marine life languishes in the Florida Keys

November 7, 2022

In the summer of 2020, Florida Museum researchers Tobias Grun and Michał Kowalewski dove into the shallow waters off the…Read More

Image of a sandy shore strewn with seashells and driftwood

Climate Change

Adriatic ecosystems withstand major climate shifts but wither under human impact

April 18, 2022

An analysis of more than 70,000 fossils indicates that mollusk communities were incredibly resilient to major climatic shifts during the…Read More

fossils

Evolution

Rise of marine predators reshaped ocean life as dramatically as mass extinctions

March 8, 2021

Evolutionary arms races between marine animals overhauled ocean ecosystems on scales similar to the mass extinctions triggered by global disasters,…Read More

close-up of raw oysters on ice

Cultural Heritage

Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old

November 20, 2019

Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter “r” – from September to April – to…Read More

close-up of seagrass

Life on Earth

Seagrass meadows harbor wildlife for centuries, highlighting need for conservation

October 2, 2019

Seagrass meadows put down deep roots, persisting in the same spot for hundreds and possibly thousands of years, a new…Read More

small bones

Collections

Florida Museum receives NSF grant to lead conservation paleobiology research network

August 7, 2019

The National Science Foundation awarded the Florida Museum of Natural History a $500,000 grant to develop a research coordination network…Read More

bars of sediment

Evolution

The walking dead: Fossils on the move can distort patterns of mass extinctions

September 13, 2018

Using the fossil record to accurately estimate the timing and pace of past mass extinctions is no easy task, and…Read More

Gray heart urchin and white mollusk show drill holes from predators

Evolution

Drill holes in fossil shells point to bigger predators picking on small prey

June 15, 2017

The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily…Read More

collection of mollusk shells

Evolution

Mollusk graveyards are time machines to oceans’ pristine past

February 28, 2017

A Florida Museum of Natural History study shows that mollusk fossils provide a reliable measure of human-driven changes in marine ecosystems…Read More

shellfish species collection

Climate Change

Humans altering Adriatic ecosystems more than nature

February 13, 2015

The ecosystems of the Adriatic Sea have weathered natural climate shifts for 125,000 years, but humans could be rapidly altering…Read More

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