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Elizabeth “Liz� Wing arrived at the University of Florida in the mid-1950s with little more than a suitcase, less than a decade after the school began accepting women. As a master’s student with an incurable curiosity for “anything that cracked or crawled,� Wing was interested in animal anatomy a
samples from Guatemala so that ichthyologist John Pfeiffer could analyze the mussels’ DNA

In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as the tropics. The finding runs counter to a long-held hypothesis that tropical regions, home to the planet’s richest biological diversity, outpace their temperate counterparts in producing new sp
databases such as iDigBio and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to assemble DNA

There is an indelible connection between storytelling and wanderlust. The person who asks the questions and goes searching for answers down unmarked paths often returns to tell us about what they found. We like to think scientists live this life, especially paleontologists. The journey to find fo
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA

Located in Osceola County, Florida, near Yeehaw Junction, the DeLuca Preserve was donated to the University of Florida Foundation by Elisabeth DeLuca in November 2020. This 27,000-acre property, originally slated for housing and economic development, encompasses a mixed landscape of cattle ranchland
Using traditional survey methods, specimens collected will contribute to a DNA barcode

I have been working on moths known as Erythrina Stem Borer (or twig borer) since 2010, which turned out to be several similar species with similar biologies found around the world. Suddenly, and rather unexpectedly, the moths have become a major horticultural pest in southern California, where Eryth
This was also confirmed by DNA sequencing.

University of Florida scientists teamed up with acclaimed artists to create two multimedia art pieces about the connections between all life forms. The new pieces – a two-story-tall interactive light projection and an animated film – premiered November 2017 in a series of special events at the Fl
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA

It was a chilly February day. A handful of Florida teachers gathered on the edge of a dirt pit in rural Levy County. Wind whipped across the open landscape, toying with scarves and making the little flags scattered around the pit dance on their long stems. Florida’s weak winter sunlight was sharp in
: Ray and Kirk dig Florida Creative Outreach: TreeTender at Dragon Con Cattle DNA

Most of what we know about Mayan civilization relates to kings, queens and their elaborate temples. To understand what life was like for the 99 percent, one researcher turned to ancient animal bones stored at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Ashley Sharpe, a doctoral student at the museum o
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S cientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction. Pacific island land snails are among the world’s most imperiled wildlife, with more recorded extinctions since 1600 than any other group of animals. Hawaii’s once
The researchers used a combination of physical characteristics and DNA to describe

Un nuevo estudio de una de los más importantes artefactos restantes del imperio azteca, una piedra calendario de 24 toneladas, interpreta la imagen central de la piedra como la muerte del dios sol Tonatiuh durante un eclipse, un evento que los aztecas creían llevaría a un apocalipsis global acompaña
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