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Climate Change

Pink mint flowers

Climate Change

Florida mints radiated as peninsula sank and resurfaced during ice ages

December 8, 2022

During the ice ages of the Pleistocene, the Florida peninsula regularly expanded to twice its current size as glaciers grew…Read More

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

test

Climate Change

Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates

September 14, 2022

Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry…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

Joshua tree close up showing flower stalk

Climate Change

Early bloomers: Using citizen-science data to investigate unseasonal flowering in Joshua trees

December 14, 2021

In November 2019, visitors to Joshua Tree National Park in California encountered a strange sight. Joshua trees and closely related…Read More

raccoon

Climate Change

Cities are making mammals bigger

August 16, 2021

A new study shows urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow bigger, possibly because of readily available food in…Read More

deer mouse

Climate Change

Mice are shrinking, but are climate change and cities to blame?

June 1, 2020

According to a well-studied but controversial principle known as Bergmann’s Rule, species tend to be larger in cold climates and…Read More

Jacksonville skyline

Climate Change

Hot town, springtime in the city: Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions

November 11, 2019

The first appearance of bright green leaves heralds the start of spring, nudging insects, birds and other animals into a…Read More

panoramic view of Cedar Keys

Climate Change

New Earth systems institute to communicate environmental issues to Floridians

October 15, 2018

The University of Florida has launched the Thompson Earth Systems Institute, an outreach-focused center that aims to advance public understanding…Read More

fossil foraminifera

Climate Change

New Eocene fossil data suggest climate models may underestimate future polar warming

January 22, 2018

A new international analysis of marine fossils shows that warming of the polar oceans during the Eocene, a greenhouse period…Read More

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