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Wow! What a day! In just 5 hours, we were able to welcome 1,300 visitors at this year’s Girls Do Science event! The day was filled with engaging hands-on activities, from guessing games and drawing to exploring scientific tools and dressing up as scientists. This incredible achievement was made poss
In 2015, the United Nations selected Feb. 11 as ‘International Women and Girls

Spring 2021 In Spring 2021, the University of Florida Thompson Earth Systems Institute, housed at the Florida Museum of Natural History, hosted the inaugural UF Environmental Justice Media Intensive, a crash course for UF students looking to gain experience reporting on the intersection of environm
the pandemic, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.Â

What is happening? Let’s talk about our carbon footprint. You might be wondering, “What is a carbon footprint and what does it have to do with me?� Put simply, a carbon footprint is the amount of greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, that are released into the atmosphere by our daily a
The Nature Conservancy, Global Footprint Network, Carbon Brief, EPA, and United Nations.Â

Xiphias gladius This migratory billfish can grow to 177 inches long, from the tip of its slender bill to the end of its crescent caudal (tail) fin. It is a dark brown black above, fading to a lighter shade underneath, and its first dorsal and anal fins are significantly more pronounced and curved
The nations with the highest swordfish catches in the North Atlantic are Spain, the

History of the United States Endangered Species Act Conservation efforts to save species of plants and animals from extinction began in the early 1900s. A species of plant or animal is considered extinct when there are no living members of that group found alive anywhere on Earth; in other words, a
One important job we have as American citizens is our duty to protect our Nation’

University of Florida Affiliate Faculty Edward Braun Invertebrate Zoology Affiliate Associate Professor of Biology Contact: ebraun68@ufl.edu Office: Carr Hall, 514 Interests: molecular biology, genetics, evolutionary biology, systematics, bioinformatics Research Gate      Google Scholar E. C
Jenna Moore Invertebrate Zoology Paul Morse Evolutionary Anthropology Jonathan Nations

Like many children, Rachel Narducci gained a love and appreciation of dinosaurs from the movie “Jurassic Park.� Unlike most kids she turned that love of ancient life —and more importantly, fossils — into her career. On Sept. 12, Narducci officially stepped into her new role as collections manager
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It’s that time of year when children make cardboard turkeys and draw the Mayflower, while we prepare to fill our tables with stuffing and pumpkin pie the way most of us imagine the Pilgrims did at the first Thanksgiving in 1621. But there’s just one catch, according to archaeologists at the Flori
The nation’s real first Thanksgiving took place more than 50 years earlier near the

A new book co-authored by a Florida Museum researcher examines the rich and distinct histories of the Caribbean islands before the arrival of Europeans and presents findings from the first excavation of a Carib culture site. In “The Caribbean before Columbus,� Florida Museum of Natural History Ca
These small-scale nations can offer insight into historical continental development

Sphyrna tiburo Bonnetheads are one of the smaller hammerheads, and are easy distinguished by their shovel-shaped heads. These warm-water coastal sharks migrate with the seasons, and are often attractions at aquariums. Order – Carcharhiniformes Family – Sphyrnidae Genus – Sphyrna Species – t
United Nations Development Program, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United