Diversity in butterfly mimicry maintained by predator distribution
When thinking of mimicry, most people picture two things that look identical, with little difference in pattern or color. In…
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Partners in parasitism, lice and their bacterial sidekicks share long history
A Florida Museum of Natural History study provides new insights into the complex, shared history between blood-sucking lice and the…
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Mollusk graveyards are time machines to oceans’ pristine past
A Florida Museum of Natural History study shows that mollusk fossils provide a reliable measure of human-driven changes in marine ecosystems…
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Extinct tortoise yields oldest tropical DNA
An extinct tortoise species that accidentally tumbled into a water-filled limestone sinkhole in the Bahamas about 1,000 years ago has…
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Searching for red pandas in an elephant graveyard
Elephant-like tusks. A toe bone of an ancient condor. Even a snapping turtle with a smaller turtle coming out of…
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On the defense
Harmful plants have evolved to protect themselves from predators It’s one of society’s hotly debated questions: ketchup or mustard? For…
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A reptilian anachronism
New study also shows American alligator shared ancient Florida with giant crocodiles From climate to the peninsula’s very shape, not…
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How did primate brains get so big?
Virtual brains reconstructed from ancient, kiwi-sized primate skulls could help resolve one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries: how modern…
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George Washington’s little buttercup
Two men set out on the Potomac River in 1892 looking for fossil plants from the days when dinosaurs roamed…
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Paleontologists find first fossil monkey in North America – but how did it get here?
Seven tiny teeth tell the story of an ancient monkey that made a 100-mile ocean crossing between North and South…
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