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Fire ants

Life on Earth

New study pinpoints U.S. as source of worldwide fire ant invasions

April 1, 2011

The sweet smells of spring fill the air as more and more people head to parks and playgrounds to enjoy…
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angiosperm fossil from China

Evolution

Fossil reveals new genus of 125-million-year-old eudicot from China

March 30, 2011

A Florida Museum researcher has helped describe the earliest known fossil remains of a flowering plant from China that has…
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Tragopogon miscellus, AKA "John-go-to-bed-at-noon."

Evolution

Flowering plant study ‘catches evolution in the act’

March 17, 2011

A new Florida Museum study shows when two flowering plants are crossed to produce a new hybrid, the new species’ genes are…
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Blacktip reef shark

Life on Earth

Some sharks follow ‘mental map’ to navigate seas

March 9, 2011

A new study led by a Florida Museum researcher uses tracking data of three shark species to provide the first…
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Jessica Oswald examines a bird fossil

Life on Earth

Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom

March 7, 2011

A new study demonstrates extinction’s ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led…
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magnified pollen

Florida Biodiversity

Pine Island pollen study leads to revision of state’s ancient geography

March 2, 2011

A new study of 45-million-year-old pollen from Pine Island west of Fort Myers has led to a new understanding of the…
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beach waves

Life on Earth

Shark attacks increase worldwide; Florida continues four-year decline

February 7, 2011

The number of reported shark attacks last year increased worldwide, but declined in Florida, according to the University of Florida’s…
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swift creek pottery sample

Cultural Heritage

New book sheds light on importance of pottery to early peoples

February 1, 2011

A new book by a Florida Museum researcher challenges traditional theories about the exchange of prehistoric pottery and its value…
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An aerial shot of ocean water

Life on Earth

Researchers track ocean-crossing migration of blue shark

January 5, 2011

Blue sharks are strong enough to cross the Southern Atlantic Ocean but need human protection at their destinations and points…
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David Reed

Life on Earth

Lice study dates first clothing at 170,000 years

January 1, 2011

When lice attack, it’s hard to call it a blessing. People have been tormented by the blood-sucking parasites for thousands…
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