Happy Earth Day, Friends! We could not think of a more perfect day to share a summary of the 2025 season at the Randell Research Center (RRC) and to reconnect as a group through a revival of the Friends of the Randell Research Center Newsletter! Around the world, Earth Day unites billions of people
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It’s easy to get carried away romanticizing the cushy lives of the fabulously wealthy, even those who lived in exotic ancient cultures. We may pin all sorts of stereotypes to them: that they employed servants to perform their mundane chores, bought or bartered for everything they needed and never li
This is the first time we’ve been able to link a specific status group with the actual
To pair with the rest of our educational content in each Earth to Florida newsletter, we bring you monthly updates on statewide environmental news. Read below to see what we found this past month: A 1,086-acre property in Putnam County has been secured to support the Ocala to Osceola (O2O) Wild
has been secured to support the Ocala to Osceola (O2O) Wildlife Corridor, a key link
Need help identifying a plant? The Plant Identification and Information Service in the UF Herbarium (botany collection) may be able to help you! BUT … it’s not always easy or guaranteed. So here’s how you can get a plant identified and some tips to make the most of this service. First we recom
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Hidden behind the collection glass, stashed within the compactors, a collection of wild silks lies dormant, ready to be explored by curious minds. Akin to its surrounding neighbors of exotic Lepidoptera specimens, the larva spun, human crafted silk fabrics hail from all around the world. Donated ov
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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
million, the project focuses on the Caloosahatchee River and Estuary, a critical link
Key to the Common Genera of Neogene Fossil Shark Teeth How to Use this Key: Start with the first question. Decide whether the statement in the first box (1a) or the the second box (1b) best describes the characteristics of the fossil tooth you are trying to identify. (See this page for pictu
Click on the link in the row that best matches your tooth.
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From the jungles of Southeast Asia to the Greek Islands, Florida Museum of Natural History botanist Nico Cellinese has searched for the answers to how evolution works. But during fieldwork in the Mediterranean Basin—a biodiversity hotspot—she found more questions than answers. “There are so many
niche modeling techniques were used to establish timing of speciation events and link
The influence of climate change can already be seen in many extreme weather events, including hurricanes. Earth’s strongest storms are changing, increasing their destructive potential. Researchers continue to study satellite data and model predictions to understand what changes we will see in a futu
Changes with uncertain link to climate change Hurricanes ARE intensifying more rapidly
