The water surrounding Florida is a graveyard for thousands of ships — casualties of shifting sands, coral reefs, and treacherous hurricanes. Today, these shipwrecks are time capsules that reflect the history of maritime trade, colonial expansion by sea, and the changing fortunes of European powers i
are closely linked with the history of maritime warfare and rivalry among warring nations
Takeaways from the University of Florida’s 10th annual Climate Communications Summit The way we tell the climate story has the power to transform a feeling of collective overwhelm into one of collective empowerment.  The University of Florida’s 10th annual Climate Communications Summit brought
Atlantic University, NASA, Pew Research Center, U.S Department of Energy, United Nations
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
most recognized previous projects – “One Heart, One Tree” – debuted at the United Nations
When you think of zombies, if you do, you probably envision the movie Night of the Living Dead, with its decomposing bodies escaping from their tombs to march though the darkness in slow, unstoppable formations eager to capture the living. But, not surprisingly, this is a Hollywood image that bears
So while other West Indian nations were evolving under the careful eye of European
Last week, Glaucia Del-Rio officially stepped into her role as curator of ornithology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. She replaces retired curator David Steadman, who held the position between 1995 and 2021. Del-Rio was raised in São Paulo, Brazil, a sprawling urban complex with high-ri
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Mitsukurina owstoni Not a great deal is known about this rare shark. Living in the deep ocean, the goblin shark catches prey by quickly projecting its jaw forward. This feature and its large extended snout prompted its fearsome name. Order – Lamniformes Family – Mitsukurinidae Genus – Mi
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. pp. 68–71.
Ask many Americans what they know about early colonial America, and Disney’s “Pocahontas” will probably enter the conversation. Although the classic cartoon may help children connect with nature, it popularizes the misconception that Jamestown, Virginia, was the first permanent European settlemen
Augustine approaches in 2015, researchers hope the nation’s first permanent European
Florida Museum of Natural History scientists have found the first nest of Florida’s extraordinarily rare blue calamintha bee and added a new location to its known range: Ocala National Forest. They also confirmed the insect feeds on a second, but highly endangered, host plant. Researchers made th
region harbors plant and animal species found nowhere else, but ranks among the nation
Sphyrna tudes Named for its unusually small eyes, which evolved due to its preference for muddy coastal waters. Sporting a distinctly flat and arched cephalophoil, or „hammerhead“, this species is can detect prey in the murkiest of waters. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. pp. 551–553.
