DNA barcoding shows promise for butterfly identification
A new study from a Florida Museum of Natural History researcher has shown that a genetic technique for identifying butterfly…
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Palynologist solves NASA riddle of mysterious ‘gunk’
Call it a galactic joy ride, but on Oct. 23, 2007, NASA’s 120th shuttle mission launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida,…
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At 45 feet long, ‘Titanoboa’ snake ruled the Amazon
Florida Museum researchers’ discovery of a giant fossilized snake in Colombia reveals a picture of warmer tropics ruled by beasts…
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Shark attacks decline worldwide in midst of economic recession
The recession may be responsible for a slump of a different sort: an unexpected dive in shark attacks, says a…
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Non-native reforestation brings risk of hybridization in Andes
Far up in the Ecuadorian Andes, human encroachment is steadily overtaking Polylepis forests, a distinctive and ecologically important feature of…
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Peruvian mummy lice may give clues about human migration
Lice from 1,000-year-old mummies in Peru may unravel important clues about a different sort of passage: the migration patterns of…
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Mother Sea Turtle
An archaeological site in the Caribbean provides prehistoric evidence of overhunting green sea turtles. The Cayman Islands, just south of…
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Conserving Florida’s smalltooth sawfish
Globally, nearly all sawfish species are declining largely due to coastal habitat threats and over-fishing, but dwindling northern populations of…
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Fossils from Bahamian Blue Hole may give clues to early life
Long before tourists arrived in the Bahamas, ancient visitors took up residence in this archipelago off Florida’s coast and left…
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Maya politics likely played role in ancient large game decline
When Kitty Emery goes hunting for large-game, she doesn’t have to wait for the right season, because the animals that…
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