Seashell loss due to tourism may have global impact
Tourism may be damaging the very destinations treasured by visitors. Global tourism has increased fourfold over the last 30 years,…
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St. Augustine: First Colony
Florida Museum of Natural History Distinguished Research Curator Kathleen Deagan discusses research at St. Augustine, FL, where she has worked…
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Some plants may not adapt quickly to future climate change
Using the largest dated evolutionary tree of flowering plants ever assembled, a new study suggests how plants developed traits to…
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Remarkable new true crab-like hermit discovered
There are countless known species on the planet, but a new hermit crab found by a University of Florida researcher…
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New plant genome study may offer clues to improving all major food crops
University of Florida researchers and their colleagues have sequenced the genome of the flowering plant Amborella for the first time,…
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World’s oldest-known grape fossils found in India
Mysterious unidentified fossilized seeds from India, donated to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in 2005 and stored among the…
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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…
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Crustaceans vulnerable as coral reefs decline
Nearly 150 million years ago, many ancient crustaceans went extinct following a massive collapse of reefs across the planet, and…
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Newly discovered tiger shark migration pattern might explain attacks near Hawaii
The migration of mature female tiger sharks during late summer and fall to the main Hawaiian Islands, presumably to give…
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Scientists encounter holes in tree of life, push for better data storage
When it comes to public access, the tree of life has holes. A new study co-authored by University of Florida…
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