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Shark attacks were unusually low for the second year running, with 64 unprovoked bites in 2019, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. The total was roughly in line with 2018’s 62 bites and about 22% lower than the most recent five-year average of 82 incidents a ye
41 bites, an uptick from 32 the previous year, but significantly lower than the nation

With just a few clicks of a mouse, you can purchase your very own redtail garra, a type of fish that feeds on algae. Information about the fish’s biology, however, is much less easily obtained. That’s because redtail garra, although popular in the aquarium trade since at least the early 2000s, has u
Lauded as a biodiversity hero by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Panitvong

The Sunshine State’s iconic wildlife includes the American alligator, the Florida panther, the scrub jay and the manatee. But some species unique to Florida are less familiar, like the ultra-rare blue calamintha bee. First described in 2011, scientists weren’t sure the bee still existed. The spec
Lake Wales Ridge region, a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot and one of the nation

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently welcomed Arthur Porto as its first curator of artificial intelligence for natural history and biodiversity. Prior to joining the museum, Porto was an assistant professor of biology at Louisiana State University where he used machine learning and image-b
full-time NAGPRA coordinator Hires & Promotions New faculty highlight: Jonathan 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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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

A new study shows urbanization is causing many mammal species to grow bigger, possibly because of readily available food in places packed with people. The finding runs counter to many scientists‘ hypothesis that cities would trigger mammals to get smaller over time. Buildings and roads trap and r
that almost all human population growth over the past decade has occurred in the nation

The University of Florida’s Florida Museum of Natural History celebrated 100 years of inspiring people to care about life on Earth in 2017. To mark the closing of an era and the beginning of a new century, UF News profiled three Florida Museum women who are shaping the research institution’s future
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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