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tiny flowers and leaves being held

Evolution

UF researchers help sequence genome of ancient flowering plant

December 1, 2010

In a letter to his friend and colleague, 19th century naturalist Charles Darwin referred to the sudden and rapid diversification…
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Jonathan Bloch holding skeleton

Evolution

New understanding of bizarre extinct mammal

November 1, 2010

For more than 100 years, scientists have debated the relationships of a bizarre family of extinct mammals called apatemyids. Distinguished…
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carnivorous mammal jaw

Climate Change

Ancient global warming resulted in carnivorous mammal’s evolution

October 1, 2010

About 55 million years ago, a warming event that swept the globe had a profound effect on mammals. A Florida…
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juvenile and adult meg teeth

Life on Earth

Megalodon shark nursery discovered

June 1, 2010

Florida Museum of Natural History researchers have discovered a 10-million-year-old Neotropical nursery area for the extinct megalodon shark in Panama,…
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An aerial shot of ocean water

Life on Earth

Gulf oil spill threatens toothy marine predator that is cultural and historic icon

May 27, 2010

The BP oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico threatens the existence of a critically endangered sawfish and its relative…
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pouring tooth enamel into vial

Life on Earth

New study first to directly measure body temperatures of extinct species

May 24, 2010

A new study by researchers from five institutions including the University of Florida introduces the first method to directly measure body temperatures…
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beach waves

Life on Earth

Shark attacks sharply decline in Florida and US in 2009

March 1, 2010

Despite last month’s fatality off the Florida coast, the number of shark attacks in the United States continued its downward…
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fossil crocodile skull

Life on Earth

Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa

February 2, 2010

A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles described this week by University of Florida researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was…
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sea urchin

Fieldwork

DNA sequenced for entire Pacific island

January 2, 2010

Florida Museum of Natural History researchers are collecting marine invertebrates on the French Polynesian island of Moorea as part of…
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sea star fossil

Life on Earth

Ancient sea stars pose challenge for paleontologists

January 1, 2010

Imagine trying to piece together a picture of marine species living 40 million years ago based on the flimsiest of…
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