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Six new African clawed-frog species discovered – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/researchers-discover-six-new-african-clawed-frog-species-discovered/

Before modern-day pregnancy tests, doctors in the early 20th century resorted to unusual methods. One was to expose a live African clawed frog to a woman’s urine, then wait hours to see if it laid eggs. If it did, the test was positive. The frogs were used in pregnancy tests until the 1970s when
Although African clawed frogs have been widely studied as a model for understanding

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54-million-year-old skull reveals early evolution of primate brains – Research News

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Researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Winnipeg have developed the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain, unexpectedly revealing that cousins of our earliest ancestors relied on smell more than sight. The analysis of a well-preserved skull from
1,200 cross-sectional X-ray images of the skull, which were combined into a 3-D model

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Florida’s Environment: 10 Stories to Watch for May – Thompson Earth Systems Institute

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/earth-systems/blog/floridas-environment-10-stories-to-watch-for-may-3/

Dozens of Eastern indigo snakes have been released in Florida as part of the Nature Conservancy’s program to reintroduce the rare native species to its historical habitat. Eastern indigo snakes prey on venomous snakes, but they are nonvenomous themselves and are not aggressive when approached. They
University and the University of South Florida, have developed a next-day prediction model

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North America’s rarest snake found biting off more than it could chew – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/north-americas-rarest-snake-found-biting-off-more-than-it-could-chew/

North America’s rarest snake, Tantilla oolitica (rim rock crowned snake), was recently spotted in a park in the Florida Keys after a four-year hiatus. While this would normally be cause for celebration among conservationists, the snake sighting was more a source of incredulous awe than anything else
to enhance the contrast of its internal tissues and constructed a fine-scaled 3D model

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What lies within – Research News

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Encased in hard rock, the bones of many fossilized mammals are only partially visible for scientists to study. A poor attempt to take apart the rock and view the complete fossil may damage the bone, but micro-CT scanning technology has safeguarded the fate of these specimens, many of which are tens
Blackburn has a 6-inch tuatara model in his office—about 10 times the size of the

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UF receives $1.97 million NSF grant to develop paleontology network – Research News

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/uf-receives-1-97-million-nsf-grant-to-develop-paleontology-network/

With the goal of promoting life-long learning, University of Florida researchers will use a four-year, $1.97 million National Science Foundation grant to create a nationwide network of amateur and professional paleontologists. Fossil clubs across the country function independently and do not
a set of best practices for a web-based learning program that uses a community model

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Education & Career – Andrei Sourakov | Lepidoptera Collections Coordinator

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/andrei-sourakov/education-career/

Sourakov volunteered at the American Museum of Natural History in 1991, where he received additional training in Lepidoptera taxonomy and worked on his first taxonomic revision. He received his M.S. (1994) and Ph. D. (1997) in Entomology from the University of Florida. After his postdoc terms
Using Lepidoptera as a model group, he tries to answer broader biological questions

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School lesson gone wrong leads to new, bigger megalodon size estimate – Research News

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A more reliable way of estimating the size of megalodon shows the extinct shark may have been bigger than previously thought, measuring up to 65 feet, nearly the length of two school buses. Earlier studies had ball-parked the massive predator at about 50 to 60 feet long. The revised estimate is t
By measuring the combined width of each tooth in a row, they developed a model for

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