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See our current featured exhibit–Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World before it leaves on Jan. 5, 2020. Learn more about the wildest members of the Gator Nation. See the result of 200 million years of predatory evolution and learn about one of nature’s oldest and stealthiest hunters: crocodil
A life-size model tells the story of Gomek, the largest crocodile to be exhibited
Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry out. New research published this Wednesday indicates they may be equally averse to heavy rainfall. The results of an extensive five-year study conducted in Peru r
field with 50 years of regional rainfall data, they also developed a predictive model
This summer, TESI, in conjunction with the CLEO Institute Climate Speaker Program, is helping support lifelong learners at Oak Hammock at the University of Florida (UF). Community Action Projects for the Environment (CAPE), an initiative housed at the UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
For the first time, CAPE will explore how that civic engagement model can be adapted
Every summer from 2012 to 2016, Bruce MacFadden and a team of scientists accompanied K-12 teachers on an expedition to collect fossils around the Panama Canal. During this National Science Foundation funded professional development program, educators learned from paleontologists how to identify foss
“In this model, the teachers and scientists collaborate and learn together.�
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
When it comes to helping care for our planet, it’s all hands on deck. Our Environmental Leaders programs aim to connect UF students to environmental research, education & outreach, and civic engagement opportunities. UF TESI Environmental Leaders Network: Undergraduate and graduate s
TESI’s 5E Inquiry-Based Lesson Planning Workshop Learn more about the 5E Inquiry Model
Florida Museum of Natural History
angiosperms Efficient Gene Editing and Overexpression of Gametophyte Transformation in a Model
How do you monitor the number and location of Earth’s plants and animals at any given time? It’s a daunting, planet-sized problem, but an international team of researchers has published a proposal for how to do just that. As wildlife faces threats from habitat loss, invasive species, disease and
experts are getting closer to solutions, looking to the climate community as a model
Undergraduate student researchers and volunteers contribute significantly to research conducted in the Department of Natural History. Each year, several hundred undergraduate students work on projects, including fieldwork, laboratory experiments, curatorial activities in the museum collections, and
Students will learn the complete workflow of developing a computer vision model through
Construction echoes through the halls of the Florida Museum of Natural History as the eagerly anticipated Water Shapes Florida exhibit takes form. Opening March 23, 2024, the exciting new exhibition will showcase Florida’s unique freshwater systems and detail the crucial role water plays in shaping
Pieces of the previous exhibit, like the giant pitcher plant model, have been carefully
